Dion
Dion was the 1268th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 155 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 338th; the most babies were born in 1970 (554). Over the last ten years it has moved up 16 places. More babies were named Dion in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,268 boys, down 316 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 155boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970554 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,164babies recorded
Dion popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,250 since 1935, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,268 | 155 |
| 2020 | #952 | 231 |
| 2010 | #1,074 | 180 |
| 2000 | #710 | 247 |
| 1990 | #526 | 351 |
| 1980 | #514 | 272 |
| 1970 | #344 | 554 |
| 1960 | #568 | 189 |
| 1950 | #1,667 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,012 | 13 |
| 1930 | #4,138 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dion, counting every spelling?
Dion is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,122 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,268 for Dion on its own. Together these spellings went to 174 boys in 2025.
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 Dion?
155 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dion (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dion 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 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dion.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dion?
About 17,100 people born in the US named Dion are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 25 and 54. That makes Dion mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Dion by state
How common Dion was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.2×), New York (2.0×), Louisiana (1.9×), Massachusetts (1.5×). In 27 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 Dion: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dion, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dion
How popular is the name Dion?
Dion was the 1268th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 155 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 338th; the most babies were born in 1970 (554). Over the last ten years it has moved up 16 places. More babies were named Dion in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Dion a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dion in the US.
Where is Dion most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dion was most common in Michigan (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Louisiana.