Boys' name · since 1975
Kion
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,311 babies named Kion, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,627 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,311
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kion currently ranks #2627 among boys' names in America, with 1,311 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Kion recorded 1,311 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #2627 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,328 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,627 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,311 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kion ranks #4,328 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,627 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,311 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,627 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,311
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kion's 1,311 recorded births place it above 90.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kion compares
1,311 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Kion's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,311 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kion's full recorded timeline at 2002, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (501 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kion's strongest decade.
501 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
205 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
501 births
- 2020s
2020s
307 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 501 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kion compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kion's total volume
Kion by state
Where Kion concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 61 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 49 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 42 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.5% |
71 of 1,311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Kion appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kion's data
- Kion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (501 total births) through the 2020s (307) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kions (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Kion 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.