Fun Facts About the Name Tzion
- 172 babies named Tzion: U.S. records list 172 babies given the name Tzion from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tzion Mean?
Tzion is a Hebrew name, the same name usually spelled Zion in English. Its exact etymology is uncertain. A common explanation connects it with the rare Hebrew noun tsiyyun (צִיּוּן), meaning "marker," "signpost," or "monument." Another connects it with a root meaning "dry" or "parched," which gives the traditional gloss "parched place." Some reference works also give "fortress" or "citadel," but no derivation is universally accepted.
In biblical usage the name refers to a place, not to a quality. Its later senses - Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, the Jewish homeland, and the Jewish people - are symbolic extensions of that place name rather than part of its literal etymology.
Tzion Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, Tzion is the name of the Jebusite stronghold in Jerusalem that David captured and called the City of David (2 Samuel 5:7; 1 Chronicles 11:5). The name also refers to the hill on which the stronghold stood and, in the Psalms and Prophets, to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. There Zion is personified as a daughter and a city and is used as a symbol of God's dwelling and of Israel's restoration.
The Hebrew name passed into Greek as Siōn (Σιών) in the Septuagint and into Latin as Sion; English Bibles normally render it Zion. The spelling Tzion keeps the Hebrew letter tsade (צ) and is used in modern transliteration. As a personal name, it is found in Hebrew-speaking and Jewish communities, where it is generally understood as a reference to Zion and Jerusalem.
How Popular is the Name Tzion?
Tzion has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #7,073 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,742 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #14,162 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #12,030 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #13,971 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #9,601 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #7,498 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #12,065 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,550 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,929 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,725 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #8,097 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,709 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,383 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #10,965 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,869 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #10,591 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,073 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #11,263 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #8,590 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,401 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #7,489 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #10,286 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #7,096 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Tzion Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
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