Zavion
Masculine
Zavion joins a Za- front to a -vion ending, and it belongs to a documented American naming family of the last thirty years.
How old is the name Zavion?
Zavion first appears in US birth records in 1985 — 40 years ago. The typical Zavion alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 3,200 people named Zavion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Zavion most popular?
Zavion peaked in 2009, reaching #991 nationally. Today it ranks #2230, 1,239 places below that high. See the whole 2009 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Zavion
Our story of Zavion is a story of a rhyme family with a Z. American naming from the 1990s built freely on fronts and endings, and the -vion ending produced Davion, Javion, Jayvion, Trevion and Zavion within a decade. None descends from an older word; they descend from each other. Zavion appears in the registers from the 1990s. That is a real history and it belongs to nobody else.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No documented etymology. It is a modern American coinage on the Za- front and -vion ending, alongside Davion, Javion and Jayvion. Attributions to older languages are not supported. Honest sources record it as a coinage.
Pronouncing Zavion
ZAY-vee-un
Three syllables, stress on the first. Zavion and Zavian are said nearly identically.
Nicknames for Zavion
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1985
- Most boys named
- 2009199 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #991reached in 2009
- Change vs 2024
- −23.2%63 in 2025, from 82
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zavion in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Zavian in English — spelling variant
- Davion in English — related form
- Javion in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Georgia, Florida.
Zavions among us
people named Zavion are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 27,112 born in 2025 was named Zavion
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Reymundo test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Zavion's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Reymundo climbed just as high around 1930, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Reymundo's path sketches the road Zavion is walking now.
Zavion sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Zavion is headed
Zavion should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Zavion beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Zavion in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Zay is available as a short form with real currency.
- The Z front makes it immediately distinctive.
- It belongs to a documented American naming family.
- There is no documented meaning.
- Several spellings of the sound are in circulation.
- It will be respelled by other people constantly.
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Frequently asked
- How many Zavions are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,200 people named Zavion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Zavion in 2025?
- Zavion ranks #2230 among US boy names in 2025, with 63 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Zavion?
- About 1 in every 27,112 US boys born in 2025 was named Zavion — 63 in all.
- Will my child share the name Zavion with classmates?
- Zavion will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Zavion
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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