Kison
The Kishon River is a river in Israel that flows into the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Haifa.
Meaning & Origin of Kison
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Kishon River is a river in Israel that flows into the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Haifa.
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The Story of Kison
Kison first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 9 Kisons were born — ranking #8,152 that year. As of 2026, Kison ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 63 Kisons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kison
Kison is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Kison's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Kison'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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