Arieon
Masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly a modern coinage or anagram.
Name Census estimates that about 202 living Americans carry the first name Arieon. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 67.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Arieon today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Arieon births was 1998 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Arieon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
202
~ 1 in 1,696,804 Americans
Peak year
1998
20 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,917
Tracked since 1998
Census
Arieon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 186 people with the first name Arieon, which placed it at #40,168 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,168
National first-name rank
People counted
186
186 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Arieon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arieon is Black at 88.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.4%) and White (3.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Arieon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Arieon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.2% · 164
- Two or more races5.4% · 10
- White3.2% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 6
Gender
Gender distribution for Arieon
Arieon is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 205 total registrations, 139 (67.8%) were male and 66 (32.2%) were female.
Arieon as a male name
- Ranked #10,917 in 2023
- 6 male births in 2023
- Peak: 2010 (10 births)
Arieon as a female name
- Ranked #16,825 in 2014
- 5 female births in 2014
- Peak: 1998 (20 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Arieon on both sides of the split. Of the 199 people counted with this name, 94 were male (47.2%) and 105 were female (52.8%).
Popularity
Arieon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Arieon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 83 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Arieon remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arieon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Arieon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Arieon
The name Arieon has its origins in ancient Greek, deriving from the word "arion," which means "lion." This connection to the majestic feline likely stems from the name's association with strength, courage, and nobility. Arieon can be traced back to the Hellenic period, around the 4th century BC, when it was first used as a personal name in the Greek city-states.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arieon can be found in the writings of the Greek historian Plutarch, who mentioned a philosopher and mathematician from Alexandria named Arieon of Alexandria, who lived in the 1st century AD. Plutarch praised Arieon's intellectual prowess and his contributions to the study of geometry.
In the Byzantine era, a notable figure bearing the name Arieon was Arieon of Ephesus, a Christian theologian and scholar who lived in the 5th century AD. He is known for his work on interpreting the scriptures and his commentaries on the writings of the early Church Fathers.
During the Renaissance period, the name Arieon gained some prominence in Italy. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Arieon Ariosti, an Italian painter and sculptor who lived from 1475 to 1528. His works adorned various churches and palaces throughout Italy, and he was renowned for his skill in capturing human emotion and movement.
In the 17th century, Arieon Vanbrugh was a notable English architect and dramatist. Born in 1664, he was responsible for designing several important buildings in London, including Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. Vanbrugh is also remembered for his plays, which satirized the aristocracy and social conventions of his time.
Fast-forwarding to the 19th century, Arieon Dolmetsch was a French-born English musician and instrument maker who lived from 1858 to 1940. He played a crucial role in the revival of interest in early music and historical performance practices, building replicas of ancient instruments and promoting the use of historically informed techniques.
People
Arieon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Arieon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Arieon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arieon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 202 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Arieon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,696,804 US residents.
Is Arieon a common name?
We classify Arieon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 205 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Arieon most popular?
The single biggest year for Arieon was 1998, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Arieon is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Arieon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 186 people with the name Arieon, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,168 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Arieon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Arieon?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Arieon on both sides of the split. Of the 199 people counted with this name, 94 were male (47.2%) and 105 were female (52.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Arieon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arieon is Black at 88.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.4%) and White (3.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Arieon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Arieon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.2% (164 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Arieon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Arieon a male name?
Yes, 67.8% of people registered as Arieon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Arieon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Arieon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Arieon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Arieon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.