Sione
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- see-OH-neh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Sione is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Sione mean?
Hebrew: Tongan and Samoan form of John
“God is gracious”
Common in Tonga and Samoa, where John was introduced by Christian missionaries.
Is Sione a girl's or a boy's name?
Sione is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sione in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,449th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Sione, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 51 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Sione in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sione in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,956 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,466 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
Names like Sione
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brayden, Ridge, Finnegan, Brody, Declan, Aiden, Kayden, Kenan, Case, Deacon, Finn
Names related to Sione
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Sione: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sione, updated 20 October 2026.