Zion

Zion is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Zion are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 83%Female 17%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 83% male / 17% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 26,355 male / 5,760 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Zion

To address Zion when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zion," in English, "Guten Tag Zion," in German. About 83% of people named Zion are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Zion,

German

Guten Tag Zion,

French

Bonjour Zion,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zion:

Chinese

Zion您好：

Japanese

Zion様

English

Hi Zion,

German

Hi Zion,

French

Salut Zion,

Spanish

Hola Zion,

Chinese

Zion你好：

Japanese

Zionさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Zion by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	82%
Israel	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

26,355 male · 5,760 female · 32,115 births recorded

Male 82%Female 18%

Since 1980: 82% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zion a male or female name?

Zion is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Zion are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Zion in an email?

Is Zion a unisex name?

Zion is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Zion are men. Zion leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Zion a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zion (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_zion,
  title  = {Is Zion a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zion},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}