The first name Ion
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 boys were named Ion, making it the 2,952nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 16 births (#1,506).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ion with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ion at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 boys born in the United States were named Ion, the 6,250th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 15 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ion
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ion Gheorghe Maurer49th Prime Minister of Romania (1961-1974)
- Ion Heliade RădulescuAcademic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper, 1802–1872
- Ion NicolaescuAssociation football player, born 1998
- Ion AlexeBoxer, born 1946
- Ion MoneaBoxer (1940–2011)
- Ion GheorgheAssociation football player, born 1999
- Ion PopaAustralian rower, born 1957
- Ion OvermanAmerican actress, born 1976
- Ion JardanFootball player, born 1990
- Ion Hanford PerdicarisAmerican statesman, author, humanitarian and human rights activist (1840–1925)
- Ion Gavrilă OgoranuFascist, member of the Legionary movement, 1923–2006
- Ion N. PetroviciGerman neurologist (1929-2021)
Questions
- How popular is the name Ion?
- In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Ion, ranking 2,952nd. Its peak was 2019, with 16 births.
- Is Ion a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 314 US babies named Ion since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ion most popular?
- 2023 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Ion, its highest rank at 6,042nd.