Deion
Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #1,743 for boys in 2025, 93 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 566 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,043since 1962
Deion over time
Rank among boys' names. Deion has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,743 | 93 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,608 | 106 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,650 | 104 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,695 | 101 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,514 | 117 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,600 | 101 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,678 | 95 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,553 | 108 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,499 | 112 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,443 | 120 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,396 | 123 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #1,334 | 130 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #1,433 | 115 |
| 2012 | — | #1,285 | 136 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,344 | 126 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #1,481 | 110 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #1,443 | 116 |
| 2008 | — | #1,031 | 184 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,488 | 107 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,379 | 116 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,282 | 120 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #1,404 | 101 |
| 2003 | — | #1,141 | 132 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #1,107 | 132 |
| 2001 | — | #1,316 | 99 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #893 | 175 |
| 1999 | — | #754 | 212 | |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #811 | 186 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #590 | 303 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #410 | 566 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #411 | 558 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #579 | 318 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #663 | 241 |
| 1992 | — | #748 | 190 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,452 | 61 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,452 | 60 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,294 | 71 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,203 | 16 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,968 | 8 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,457 | 9 | |
| 1985 | — | #5,785 | 6 | |
| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,141 | 9 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,619 | 6 | |
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,554 | 7 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,264 | 11 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,797 | 6 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | — | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #4,907 | 5 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | — | #4,404 | 5 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,673 | 6 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,305 | 7 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | — | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | — | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Deion! It came in at #3,305, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1966, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Deion is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Florida#844 · 1 in 6,807
- New Jersey#862 · 1 in 7,436
- Georgia#1,012 · 1 in 8,432
- Pennsylvania#1,128 · 1 in 12,424
- Texas#1,220 · 1 in 14,343
Best ever in a state: #168 in Hawaii, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #844 | 14 | 1 in 6,807 |
| New Jersey | #862 | 6 | 1 in 7,436 |
| Georgia | #1,012 | 7 | 1 in 8,432 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,128 | 5 | 1 in 12,424 |
| Texas | #1,220 | 13 | 1 in 14,343 |
| New York | #1,593 | 6 | 1 in 17,952 |
| California | #1,715 | 9 | 1 in 26,905 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Deion
- 135 spots since 2024 (#1,608 → #1,743)
- 143 spots since 2020 (#1,600 → #1,743)
- 347 spots since 2015 (#1,396 → #1,743)
- Biggest jump: 704 spots in 1992 (#1,452 → #748)
- Biggest drop: 423 spots in 2001 (#893 → #1,316)
- Debuted 1962
- Peaked 1996 at #410 (566 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 1992–2000
- Highest: 1 in 3,347 boys born in 1996 were named Deion (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,366 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 44.6% of all boys named Deion (2,695) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48 | #2,854 (1964) | #3,444 |
| 1970s | 72 | #2,946 (1974) | #4,095 |
| 1980s | 149 | #1,294 (1989) | #4,455 |
| 1990s | 2,695 | #410 (1996) | #787 |
| 2000s | 1,282 | #893 (2000) | #1,248 |
| 2010s | 1,175 | #1,285 (2012) | #1,445 |
| 2020s | 622 | #1,514 (2021) | #1,635 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Deion in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 306,186 of them was named Deion, which outranked 24.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #13,704Zykirah7
- #13,704Zylie7
- #13,704Zyllah7
- #15,242Deion6
- #15,242Aadison6
- #15,242Aahliyah6
- #15,242Aaila6
- #17,294Aaden5
- #17,294Aaiyana5
- #17,294Aaiza5
Tied with 2,051 names at #15,242; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 17,100 of them was named Deion, which outranked 90.1% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,433Javien117
- #1,433Obed117
- #1,433Talen117
- #1,443Deion116
- #1,443Amani116
- #1,443Devlin116
- #1,443Foster116
- #1,453Amauri115
- #1,453Shia115
- #1,453Tariq115
Tied with 9 names at #1,443; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.