Rion Boy & girl
How popular is Rion?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Rion in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Rion popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▼ 615 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,084 in 2015, #2,727 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (49 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,605 in 1984 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 79% boys, 21% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rion counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ryan family of names ranked #104 for boys in 2025 (#91 the year before), with 3,719 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rion is most popular
Babies named Rion per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Rion by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25 | #3,175 |
| 1960s | 5 | #3,965 |
| 1970s | 107 | #2,567 |
| 1980s | 210 | #1,605 |
| 1990s | 236 | #2,391 |
| 2000s | 336 | #2,552 |
| 2010s | 350 | #2,703 |
| 2020s | 237 | #2,674 |
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Questions
- Is Rion a boy or girl name?
- Rion is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 79% of babies named Rion were boys and 21% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rion?
- 27 baby boys were named Rion in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Rion most popular?
- Rion peaked in 2022, when 49 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,605 in 1984.
- How many people are named Rion?
- 1,825 babies have been named Rion in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,779 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Rion most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rion was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.