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Lion Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Lion?

Ranking 3,822nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Lion is rare.

Lion, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #3,725 in 2017 with 29 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Lion was less than 5, most recently in 2006.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lion occurred roughly during the years 2012-2015.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Lion be?

Lion's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Lion for their newborn has risen significantly.

The name Lion is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Lion (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 28 3,822
2017 29 3,725
2016 18 5,228
2015 24 4,235
2014 18 5,172
2013 13 6,475
2012 8 9,370
2011 7 10,313
2010 10 7,913
2009 5 13,683
2008 14 6,273
2007 5 13,601
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2005 8 8,782
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1999 5 10,930
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1995 5 9,736
1994 7 7,446
1993 6 8,267
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.