Ion is a rare variant of Iona that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Ion is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,250 for boy births in the United States (and #13,138 across all names), given to 14 babies. Ion first appears in 1928 and peaked in 2023 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,250 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,596 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #6,042 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #13,089 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,432 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,775 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,558 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #6,864 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,296 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,182 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #7,251 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,234 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,365 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,331 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #13,044 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,266 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #13,204 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,319 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,461 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,132 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,811 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,731 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,543 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #10,545 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,103 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,326 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,402 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,159 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,282 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,718 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #5,874 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,767 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,824 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,643 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,096 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,541 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,744 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,664 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,741 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,387 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,199 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,425 |