US rank #11180 Boys' name Peak 2006 439 births

Tion — #11180 US boys' name

439 babies named Tion in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s591990s1082000s1392010s772020s18
#11180
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tion was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tion in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tion

The Social Security Administration has registered 439 babies named Tion between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tion currently holds the #11180 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tion performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tion in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tion 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 439 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.

Tion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

439

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2006

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,180

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tion popularity over time — boys

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
20
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 202420162010200419981992198619781975 7

Tion popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 2000 (Tion as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4681012 20052000 11

Tion by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
139 births that decade — 32% of Tion's all-time total
1970s381980s591990s1082000s1392010s772020s18

Tion by state

Where Tion concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
5 1.1%
Maryland share of Tion's total US births 1.1%

5 of 439 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tion?
439 babies have been named Tion since 1975. It currently ranks #11180 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 20 births.
When was Tion most popular?
Tion was most popular in the 2000s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Tion most popular?
The top states for the name Tion are Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Tion been used?
Tion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tionne, Tiofilo, Tiodoro, Tio, and 3 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.