How Many People Are Named Ion?
An estimated 287 people in the United States have the first name Ion. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Ion peaked in popularity in 2023 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ion as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ion paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
287
About 1 in 1,194,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2023
15 births
Total Registered
300
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ion
Ion is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 300 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ion as a male name
Ranked #8,563 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (15 births)
Ion: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ion span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 87 babies were registered. While Ion is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ion by Decade
How has Ion tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ion + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ion as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ion
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ion: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ion?
We estimate approximately 287 people named Ion are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,194,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Ion a common name?
Ion is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 300 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ion most popular?
Ion reached peak popularity in 2023, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ion is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ion a male name?
Ion is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ion Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ion Smith, Ion Johnson, Ion Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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