Syon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SY-un
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,127 for boys
Syon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
What does Syon mean?
Hebrew: variant of Zion
Syon House in west London takes its name from Syon Abbey, which was named after Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
Is Syon a girl's or a boy's name?
Syon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Syon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Syon, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Syon since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Syon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Syon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Syon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Syon, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. It first appears in the records in 2000.
2025 had the most boys named Syon of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Syon in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 79 boys in the US were given Syon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,694, up from #3,127 for this spelling alone.
Syon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
Names like Syon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Rowan Kayden Lochlan Eden Ronan Finley Aiden Zion Kian Cillian Brody
Other spellings of Syon
Names related to Syon
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Syon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/syon, updated 20 October 2026.