Unisex name · since 1954
Rion
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 1,506 babies named Rion, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,506
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,506 babies have been named Rion since 1954, making it today's #3979 unisex name.
Rion has 1,506 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3979 as of the latest data, more common than 71% 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 1954 to 2025.
- #3,946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,979 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,506 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rion ranks #3,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,979 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,506 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,506
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rion's 1,506 recorded births place it above 91.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rion compares
1,506 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Rion's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,506 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rion's full recorded timeline at 1996, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Rion popularity over time - girls
319 total births recorded since 1986 (Rion as girls' name)
Rion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (350 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Rion's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Rion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 107
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
236 births
- 2000s
2000s
336 births
- 2010s
2010s
350 births
- 2020s
2020s
237 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 350 births (23% of all-time use).
How Rion 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 Rion's total volume
Rion by state
Where Rion concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 68 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 59 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
68 of 1,506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Rion's data
- Rion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (350 total births) through the 2020s (237) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rions (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Rion 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.