Deion
Deion was the 1744th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 411th; the most babies were born in 1996 (566). Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Deion in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,744 boys, down 140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 93boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996566 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,166babies recorded
Deion popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 123 since 1955.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,744 | 93 |
| 2020 | #1,604 | 101 |
| 2010 | #1,483 | 110 |
| 2000 | #893 | 175 |
| 1990 | #1,456 | 60 |
| 1980 | #3,298 | 13 |
| 1970 | #4,355 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deion, counting every spelling?
Deion is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,426 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,744 for Deion on its own. Together these spellings went to 115 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deion | 93 | #1,744 | 521 |
| Dayon | 9 | #8,410 | 45 |
| Deian | — | — | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Deion?
93 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deion (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Deion born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 90 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deion.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deion?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Deion are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Deion mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Deion by state
How common Deion was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.0×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Deion: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deion, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Deion
How popular is the name Deion?
Deion was the 1744th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 411th; the most babies were born in 1996 (566). Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Deion in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Deion a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Deion in the US.
Where is Deion most popular?
In 2021–2025, Deion was most common in Georgia (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Texas.