Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today
IonIn Hebrew: יון · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Ion (Hebrew: יון) is a boy's name of international origin. 69 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
- People in Israel
- 69
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- —
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Ion
In Hebrew letters the name is יון, read right to left. Ion is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Ion by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
- Owenאוון
- Ianאיאן
- Ivanאיוואן
- Gianג'אן
- Joanneג'ואן
- Juneג'ון
- Jonnyג'וני
- Jackג'ק
- Jeanneז'אן
- Juanחואן
- Janיאן
- Ioanיואן
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Ion
How do you write Ion in Hebrew?
Ion is written יון in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Ion?
69 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יון: 0 women and 69 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Ion a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יון are men.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.