Xion
Boy name · #1790 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 90 baby boys were named Xion, placing it at #1790 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3365, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,000 boys born in 2025 was named Xion.
Babies named Xion per year. Source: SSA.
The 26-year story
Xion first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 10 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 96 babies and a rank of #1724. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Xion in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Xion is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Xion will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Xion is most common
State-level data for Xion is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Xion
Statistically, parents drawn to Xion tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lion, Sion, Zayvion, Elion, and Lyon.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Xion | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #1778 |
| 2024 | 96 | #1724 |
| 2023 | 85 | #1868 |
| 2022 | 90 | #1804 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2109 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2190 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2228 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2262 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3006 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2726 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3365 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4538 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4064 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4862 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5200 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4241 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4922 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4267 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3893 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4223 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7096 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3860 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7245 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6522 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6935 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Xion a popular boy name?
Xion ranked #1790 among boys in 2025 with 90 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3365.
When was the name Xion most popular?
Xion peaked in 2024, when 96 American boys received the name (ranked #1724 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Xion?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,000 newborn American boys was named Xion. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.