Erion
Erion is an Albanian male given name, which means "Ionian wind", as the wind from the Ionian Sea. A related name is Erjon. The name may refer to:Erion Braçe, Albanian politician Erion Hoxhallari, Albanian footballer Erion Sadiku, Kosovan association footballer Erion Sula, Albanian footballer Erion Veliaj, Albanian politician Erion Xhafa, Albanian footballer
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Erion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Erion is an Albanian male given name, which means "Ionian wind", as the wind from the Ionian Sea. A related name is Erjon. The name may refer to:Erion Braçe, Albanian politician Erion Hoxhallari, Albanian footballer Erion Sadiku, Kosovan association footballer Erion Sula, Albanian footballer Erion Veliaj, Albanian politician Erion Xhafa, Albanian footballer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Albanian
The Story of Erion
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Erion as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Erion — #8,025 in the national rankings. About 70% of every Erion on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Erion last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 113 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Erion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 32 births, good for #3,421 nationwide. About 37% of every Erion on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Erion ranks #6,824 for boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-34%). All told, over 613 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Erion
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About the name Erion
Erion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 613 births in the dataset. Erion's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Erion'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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