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Kion

Boy

Meaning of Kion: Swahili: 'leader'

Kion is a boy's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2569th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2569

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,311

First recorded 1975 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 25 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 121 babies2017: 128 babies2018: 77 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 50 babies20202021: 61 babies2022: 49 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Kion per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 128.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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