“The given name 'Champion' derives from the Old French and Latin word *campio* meaning "warrior" or "one who fights in the arena," and literally denotes a victor or defender.”
Old French/Latin · Boy · 2 syllables
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Top 5,000
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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#3,772
TrendStable
Peak year2019
Syllables2
OriginOld French/Latin
LanguageEnglish
CultureWestern
Letters8
Numerology7 Chaldean 7
Global rank#18,173
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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Champion
The given name 'Champion' derives from the Old French and Latin word *campio* meaning "warrior" or "one who fights in the arena," and literally denotes a victor or defender.
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Etymology
The given name 'Champion' derives from the Old French and Latin word *campio* meaning "warrior" or "one who fights in the arena," and literally denotes a victor or defender. It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, often as a rare given name or surname, with no specific religious association, though it gained some historical use in Puritan communities as a virtue name.
Champion currently ranks #3,772 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2019.
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