Lion
#7,763 most common boys' name of all time · #19,519 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1922–2025
Rank among boys
#7,763
Rank overall
#19,519 of 105,966
First appeared
1922
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
448
Since 2016
306
Peak year
2022 #2,928
Best rank
#2,928 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 43/yr
Lion first appears in 1922. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 37 | 37 | #3,194 |
| 2024 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,625 |
| 2023 | — | 41 | 41 | #3,018 |
| 2022 | — | 43 | 43 | #2,928 |
| 2021 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,270 |
| 2020 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,310 |
| 2019 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,510 |
| 2018 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,811 |
| 2017 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,693 |
| 2016 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,168 |
| 2015 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 2014 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,093 |
| 2013 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,291 |
| 2012 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,970 |
| 2011 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,881 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,658 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,741 |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,120 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,600 |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,437 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,143 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,099 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,111 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,848 |
| 1922 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,288 |