Kion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-on
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,604 for boys
Kion is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Kion mean?
Modern: modern name; also a variant of Kian and Keon
Kion is Simba's son in Disney's The Lion Guard; otherwise it is a variant of names like Kian and Keon.
Is Kion a girl's or a boy's name?
Kion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kion in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Kion, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kion in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the UK were given Kion or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #442, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Kion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,163 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Kion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Kion, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,545th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 128 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Kion in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 239 boys in the US were given Kion or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #893, up from #2,604 for this spelling alone.
Kion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2,915 |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,479 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,276 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,490 |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,919 |
| 2017 | 128 | #1,378 |
| 2016 | 121 | #1,433 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Kion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Kian Ronan Brody Aiden Keegan Conan Declan Kody Rowan Lochlan
Other spellings of Kion
Kayan Kaiyan Kyan Kaiyaan Kaion Kyon Kaiyon Kaien Khyan Kyen
Names related to Kion
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kion, updated 20 October 2026.