Boys' name · since 1915
Bion
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Bion, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
120 boys have been named Bion since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bion has been recorded 120 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1988.
- #16,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 120 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bion ranks #16,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bion's 120 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bion splits its recorded history at 1943: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1988
- Peak year (1969)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Bion by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (34 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Bion's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Bion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 34 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bion's data
- Bion's decade-level peak was the 1960s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bion
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bion draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.