Zaion
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here is a four-episode Japanese science fiction original net animation (ONA) released by Gonzo in 2001. The story is set in the near future, when Earth is threatened by a spaceborne virus that turns humans into violent creatures and enhanced soldiers are fighting a war against the creatures in order to ensure the survival of the human race.
Meaning & Origin of Zaion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here is a four-episode Japanese science fiction original net animation (ONA) released by Gonzo in 2001. The story is set in the near future, when Earth is threatened by a spaceborne virus that turns humans into violent creatures and enhanced soldiers are fighting a war against the creatures in order to ensure the survival of the human race.
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The Story of Zaion
Zaion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 16 Zaions were born — ranking #5,562 that year. As of 2026, Zaion ranks #7,621 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 141 Zaions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zaion
Zaion is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 141 births in the dataset. Zaion's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #5,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaion'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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