Ziyon
The Story of Ziyon
As a girl name
American parents first put Ziyon on the record books as a girl name in 2005, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 14 Ziyons were born — ranking #8,270 that year. About 62% of every Ziyon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Ziyon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 109 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Ziyon as a boy name dates back to 1999, when 11 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 57 newborns named Ziyon — #2,261 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Ziyon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ziyon ranks #3,412 for boys with 35 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 916 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ziyon
Ziyon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 916 births in the dataset. Ziyon's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,261. Use the chart and map above to compare Ziyon'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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