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Zyon

Zyon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“highest point; Zion”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ZYE-on · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (85% of all uses)

Modern spelling variant of Zion, from Hebrew Tsiyon, the name of Jerusalem's hill and by extension the Holy Land. This exact spelling is chiefly modern.

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How popular is Zyon?

202477.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Zyon in 2024256

2024 rank#932 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18804,784

Zyon is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zyon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Zionhighest point, sign · Hebrew
  • Zyanmodern coinage; uncertain · American (modern coinage)
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Zyon questions

What does the name Zyon mean?

Zyon means "highest point; Zion". It comes from Hebrew. Modern spelling variant of Zion, from Hebrew Tsiyon, the name of Jerusalem's hill and by extension the Holy Land. This exact spelling is chiefly modern.

Is Zyon a boy or girl name?

Zyon is mainly a boy's name in US records (85% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zyon?

256 US babies were named Zyon in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Zyon?

Zyon is usually pronounced ZYE-on.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.