Champion; also a type of wildflower
Campion is an English surname with two distinct paths. It derives from the Old French 'champion', referring to a professional combatant or athlete, and it is also the common name for a genus of wildflowers (Silene) found in the British countryside.
Less common today
Campion isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,440 in 2022.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character in the graphic novel series · The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
A character in the novel and miniseries · Watership Down
English composer, poet, and physician
Academy Award-winning director (surname namesake)
