How Many People Are Named Rion?
An estimated 1,750 people in the United States have the first name Rion. It is used for both genders, with 82.5% male. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Rion peaked in popularity in 2014 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rion 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 Rion paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,750
About 1 in 195,860 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.5% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2014
73 births
Total Registered
1,792
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rion
Rion is predominantly male (82.5%), though 313 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rion as a male name
Ranked #3,368 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (49 births)
Rion as a female name
Ranked #10,985 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2014 (29 births)
Rion: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rion span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 474 babies were registered. While Rion is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rion by Decade
How has Rion 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.
Rion by State
Birth registrations for Rion span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 26 Rions were registered per state.
Rion + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rion as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rion
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rion: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rion?
We estimate approximately 1,750 people named Rion 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 195,860 Americans share this first name.
Is Rion a common name?
Rion is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,792 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rion most popular?
Rion reached peak popularity in 2014, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rion is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rion a male name?
Rion is predominantly male. 82.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rion Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rion Smith, Rion Johnson, Rion 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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