Recorded 2004–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 21 births

Scion — boys' name

21 babies named Scion in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152020s6
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Scion was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

6 babies were named Scion in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scion

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Scion between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scion performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Scion shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scion 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 21 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.

Scion at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Scion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023200920082004 5

Scion by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 71% of Scion's all-time total
2000s152020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scion?
21 babies have been named Scion since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 6 births.
When was Scion most popular?
Scion was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Scion been used?
Scion has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Scion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scipio, Science. 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, 2004–2023 (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.