Bion — boys' name
120 babies named Bion in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
28% of everyone ever named Bion was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Bion in 1969 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bion
The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Bion between 1915 and 1988, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bion performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 120 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Bion at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Bion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1915
- Peak year (1969)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1988.
120 total births across 74 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 12 births in a single year.
Bion by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 34 births that decade — 28% of Bion's all-time total
Bion decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 24 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Bion's strongest decade
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.