US rank #3344 Unisex name Peak 2022 1,479 births

Rion — #3344 US boys' name

1,479 babies named Rion in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s251960s51970s1071980s2101990s2362000s3362010s3502020s210
#3344
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Rion was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

49 babies were named Rion in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rion

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,479 babies named Rion between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rion currently holds the #3344 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 49 babies received it in a single year. Rion is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 313 additional births since 1986.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rion performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rion shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rion in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rion 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 1,479 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.

Rion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,479

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2022

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,344

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rion popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
49
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
0102030405060 202420162008200019921984197619571954 7

Rion popularity over time — girls

313 total births recorded since 1986 (Rion as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 313 births
010203040 202320192015201120072003199919921986 5

Rion by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
350 births that decade — 24% of Rion's all-time total
1950s251960s51970s1071980s2101990s2362000s3362010s3502020s210

Rion by state

Where Rion concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Rion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
68 4.6%
#2 California
59 4.0%
#3 New York
33 2.2%
#4 Illinois
6 0.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.3%
#6 Ohio
5 0.3%
Texas share of Rion's total US births 4.6%
Even split

68 of 1,479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rion?
1,479 babies have been named Rion since 1954. It currently ranks #3344 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 49 births.
When was Rion most popular?
Rion was most popular in the 2010s decade with 350 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Rion most popular?
The top states for the name Rion are Texas (68 births), California (59 births), New York (33 births).
Is Rion a unisex name?
Yes, Rion is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,479 births, and as a girl's name it has 313 births.
How long has the name Rion been used?
Rion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rio, Riot, Riordan, Riott. 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, 1954–2024 (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.