Given name & surname
Sione
“God is gracious”
Sione is a variant of Sian. In Welsh use, Sian carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sione is a variant of Sian. In Welsh use, Sian carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sione through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,510
- 1,504 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,499 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,499 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 51 in 2017. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,797 as a first name in 2020; 159 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sione’s family of names
Sione has a related form in Sian. In Greek usage, Sione as a surname is a transliteration of Σιόνε.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sione
- The BarbarianTongan professional wrestlerborn 1958
- Sione LauakiTongan-New Zealand rugby union footballer (1981-2017)
- Sione TuipulotuScotland rugby union player, born in Australiaborn 1997
- Sione MoliaNew Zealand rugby union player (1993-)
- Sione Tupou MateialonaTongan politician1900–1927
- Sione LātūkefuTongan historian (1927-1995)
- Sione PiukalaTongan rugby union playerborn 1985
- Sione Laumanuʻuli LuaniTongan politician (1959-2010)
- Sione KalamafoniTongan rugby union footballerborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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