Gion

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Gion by the numbers

Gion was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Gion

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gion. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Giangod is gracious; a form of Giovanni127 in the US (2017)
  • Giovariant of Giorgio; god is gracious14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gwionblessed, fair, white11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Geon7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Gion

Names that are said the same way as Gion, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Jianstrong, healthy, or sharp depending on characters21 in the US (2017)
  • Jihanface or countenance3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gyanknowledge, wisdom4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gianngod is gracious; a modern spelling of Gianni7 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Gion

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