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TzionIn Hebrew: ציון · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: צִיּוֹןRomanization: tsiyón
Tzion (Hebrew: ציון) is a unisex name of Hebrew origin. 7,763 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 7 boys and ranked #763. Its peak year was 1950, with 527 babies.
- People in Israel
- 7,763
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 7
- rank #763
- Peak year
- 1950
- 527 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Tzion
In Hebrew letters the name is ציון, read right to left. Tzion is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "tsiyón" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name
Biblical reference to a major elevated land feature in Jerusalem. Multiple theories exist as to the etymological origin of the term; theorized roots include צ־ו־ה (ts-w-h), צ־ו־ן (ts-w-n), צ־י־ה (ts-y-h) and צ־ה־ה (ts-h-h). Attested to in Aramaic צהיון and Classical Syriac ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ (ṣehyōn) — sometimes considered the older form by historians. More at Zion.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Tzion 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
Questions about Tzion
How do you write Tzion in Hebrew?
Tzion is written ציון in Hebrew (with vowel points: צִיּוֹן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "tsiyón".
How many people in Israel are named Tzion?
7,763 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ציון: 311 women and 7,452 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 Tzion a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. In Israel 4% of the people named ציון are women and 96% are men, so we count it as unisex (our threshold: at least 20% of the less common sex).
What does the name Tzion mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name" Etymology: Biblical reference to a major elevated land feature in Jerusalem. Multiple theories exist as to the etymological origin of the term; theorized roots include צ־ו־ה (ts-w-h), צ־ו־ן (ts-w-n), צ־י־ה (ts-y-h) and צ־ה־ה (ts-h-h). Attested to in Aramaic צהיון and Classical Syriac ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ (ṣehyōn) — sometimes considered the older form by historians. More at Zion.
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.