Seyon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAY-on
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Seyon is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Seyon mean?
Tamil name of the god Murugan, or Ge'ez form of Zion
In ancient Tamil literature Seyon, 'the red one', is the god of the hills, identified with Murugan; in Ethiopian Ge'ez, Seyon means Zion.
Is Seyon a girl's or a boy's name?
Seyon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seyon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,087th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Seyon, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Seyon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Seyon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Seyon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,657th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 164% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Seyon, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. It first appears in the records in 2010.
2025 had the most boys named Seyon of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Seyon in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seyon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
Names like Seyon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Lochlan, Ronan, Rowan, Cassian, Callan, Cillian, Finley, Orhan, Brody, Kian
Names related to Seyon
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, “Seyon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seyon, updated 20 October 2026.