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Rion

/ˈɹaɪən/ · 17% girls, 83% boys · 33 born in 2025

Rion has been given to about 1,825 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹaɪən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,739
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rion per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 73
  • Born in 202533
  • All time1,825
  • England & Wales, 202523

How popular is Rion?

Its best year was 2014, when 73 babies were given the name, ranking 4877th. The typical living American called Rion is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Rion

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zion0.81
  2. Dion0.81
  3. Orion0.80
  4. Ffion0.78
  5. Ron0.74
  6. Bryon0.73
  7. Britton0.73
  8. Marion0.70

Middle names for Rion

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rion Alice0.78
  2. Rion Iris0.77
  3. Rion Ivy0.77
  4. Rion Belle0.77
  5. Rion Opal0.74
  6. Rion Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Rion

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  2. Samirasister · 0.90
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.90
  4. Andiesister · 0.89
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.89
  6. Palomasister · 0.89

Where Rion is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rion Evans0.73
    2. Rion Edwards0.73
    3. Rion Allen0.73
    4. Rion Adams0.73
    5. Rion Williams0.69
    6. Rion Walker0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rion

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.