Boys' name · since 1928
Ion
Ion has 314 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 314
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
314 babies have been named Ion since 1928, making it today's #6194 boys' name.
Ion has 314 recorded births among boys since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6194 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #10,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,194 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 314 born since 1928
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ion ranks #10,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,194 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 314 born since 1928, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 314
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ion's 314 recorded births place it above 77.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ion compares
314 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ion's all-time total is 15% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 314 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ion's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Ion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Ion's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Ion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Ion 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.