Zion stands at the top of a hill with the wind moving through. From the Hebrew Tziyon, the name of a hill in Jerusalem that came to stand for the city itself and, in Rastafarian and African-American spiritual traditions, for a promised home, it carries depth and uplift in equal measure. Lauryn Hill sang to her son Zion and helped bring it into wider American use, and it now sits at 151, popular across genders. One bright syllable that opens with the zipping Z and closes on that unmistakable long ON. No nicknames needed. Spiritual, musical, a little defiant. A name that stands tall on its own.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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