boy (SSA Category)Hebrew OriginUS Rank #142 in 2025

Zion

Alternative forms & variants: Sion

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Highest point, sacred citadel, monument of peace”

Linguistic heritage: Biblical Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:ZY-uhn

IPA (US English):/ˈzaɪən/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20232,889 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#1422,590 births in 2025

Total US Registrations53,897Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio87% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1980 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2023 (2,889 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1980

Recent 2025 Level2,496 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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