Karion
Melia, was a Carian polis of ancient Ionia that was razed by decision of the Ionian League to which it belonged. This was the earliest known explicit action of that League. There are only a few references to it in the literary sources.
Meaning & Origin of Karion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melia, was a Carian polis of ancient Ionia that was razed by decision of the Ionian League to which it belonged. This was the earliest known explicit action of that League. There are only a few references to it in the literary sources.
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The Story of Karion
As a girl name
American parents first put Karion on the record books as a girl name in 2000, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 5 Karions were born — ranking #15,031 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Karions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Karion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 11 births, good for #7,008 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Karions. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 89 Karions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Karion
Karion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Karion's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #7,008. Use the chart and map above to compare Karion'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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