US rank #2968 Boys' name Peak 2017 1,260 births

Kion — #2968 US boys' name

1,260 babies named Kion in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s541990s2052000s2142010s5012020s256
#2968
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kion was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

128 babies were named Kion in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kion

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,260 babies named Kion between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kion currently holds the #2968 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kion performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 501 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kion shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kion in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kion 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 1,260 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.

Kion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,260

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2017

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,968

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
128
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150 202420182012200620001994198819781975 5

Kion by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
501 births that decade — 40% of Kion's all-time total
1970s301980s541990s2052000s2142010s5012020s256

Kion by state

Where Kion concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
66 5.2%
#2 Texas
55 4.4%
#3 New York
49 3.9%
#4 Florida
42 3.3%
#5 Illinois
16 1.3%
#6 Georgia
15 1.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
7 0.6%
#8 Maryland
6 0.5%
California share of Kion's total US births 5.2%
Even split

66 of 1,260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Kion appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kion?
1,260 babies have been named Kion since 1975. It currently ranks #2968 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 128 births.
When was Kion most popular?
Kion was most popular in the 2010s decade with 501 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Kion most popular?
The top states for the name Kion are California (66 births), Texas (55 births), New York (49 births).
How long has the name Kion been used?
Kion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kionte, Kiowa, Kior, Kiondre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2024 (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.