Champion
A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional/provincial/state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in association football. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion.
Meaning & Origin of Champion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional/provincial/state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in association football. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion.
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The Story of Champion
The earliest SSA record of Champion as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 9 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 71 newborns named Champion — #2,041 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Champion on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Champion ranks #2,818 for baby boys with 45 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 807 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Champion
Phonetically similar names — useful when Champion is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Champions
- Championed
- Campion
- Tampion
- Lampion
- Champlin
- Champaign
- Champaigne
- Champain
- Champine
- Chambon
- Rampion
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Champion
Champion is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 807 births in the dataset. Champion's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,041. Use the chart and map above to compare Champion's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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