The baby name Sion is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Welsh: /ʃɒn/ or /ʃoːn/ (SHON); alternate (Zion-like): /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (ZYE-on).
Sion is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Sion is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Welsh: /ʃɒn/ or /ʃoːn/ (SHON); alternate (Zion-like): /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (ZYE-on).
Sion is Welsh in Origin.
Sion has several roots. In Welsh, Siôn (pronounced "shohn") is the traditional form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan "Yahweh is gracious." It appears in medieval records and was borne by poets like Siôn Tudur and Siôn Cent, helping make the name familiar across Wales. The circumflex is often dropped in English contexts, yielding Sion. Cognates include John, Evan, Ieuan, and Sean; a close Welsh variant is Ioan.
In broader use, Sion reflects the older English and French spelling of Zion, the biblical hill and citadel of Jerusalem, so it can also mean "Zion; stronghold, height." Modern variants are Zion and Syon, usually pronounced ZYE-ən in English. In East Asia, Sion may be a romanization of Japanese Shion (with kanji such as "aster" or "poem sound") or Korean Si-on, often chosen for its biblical resonance. Thus Sion functions as a cross-cultural, occasionally unisex, given name.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 1994 | #1 | — | 356 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #136 | 3 | 3,797 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #207 | 29 | 6,830 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #215 | 10 | 7,146 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #250 | 7 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #289 | 5 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,305 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 7 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #511 | 17 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #528 | 21 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #575 | 33 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #583 | 10 | 9,244 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #656 | 10 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #862 | 31 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #879 | 52 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #900 | 21 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #944 | 40 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #973 | 10 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 14 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 33 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,259 | 9 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,406 | 41 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,434 | 38 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Sion is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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