Dion

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #1,267 for boys in 2025, 155 births
Given to boys 93.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1969 · 533 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
18,914
since 1929

Dion over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #1,719, 1970peak #338, 1969girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#1,267155
2024#8,94611#1,119191
2023#1,073201
2022#7,63114#902257
2021#7,63014#1,067200
2020#7,55914#950231
2019#9,11211#1,209158
2018#9,80610#1,364129
2017#9,94310#1,256145
2016#8,39313#1,266144
2015#10,8669#1,283139
2014#7,30216#1,153164
2013#11,9698#1,135160
2012#12,1998#1,151159
2011#7,43616#1,229142
2010#7,88015#1,068180
2009#8,88813#1,095169
2008#15,4056#1,100167
2007#13,9247#1,002193
2006#13,6067#994186
2005#7,50015#967180
2004#8,25913#849209
2003#13,8446#857201
2002#8,83711#832200
2001#7,72413#773221
2000#5,70519#710247
1999#6,83614#637277
1998#7,10413#665257
1997#5,22819#614285
1996#7,57411#560329
1995#555335
1994#4,84520#542357
1993#8,7199#519387
1992#7,51211#529366
1991#589298
1990#5,28617#526351
1989#4,35821#519341
1988#5,06516#574258
1987#5,61313#554269
1986#5,75712#597222
1985#4,63516#554252
1984#4,16618#547252
1983#3,80620#535245
1982#4,02519#579220
1981#3,14727#521260
1980#3,99219#514272
1979#3,23625#466311
1978#3,38822#405364
1977#2,90927#406371
1976#2,79227#399377
1975#2,02343#363455
1974#2,39632#389396
1973#3,12221#378411
1972#2,39830#386416
1971#1,87746#362497
1970#1,71953#343554
1969#1,92742#338533
1968#1,97537#360465
1967#2,07932#404360
1966#2,40725#418330
1965#2,34526#461284
1964#3,00018#478273
1963#2,96018#449313
1962#2,92218#485265
1961#2,83919#520233
1960#3,68812#567189
1959#3,82711#677127
1958#3,54312#522217
1957#4,2029#92866
1956#3,91010#1,64223
1955#5,2086#1,45828
1954#3,32512#1,46627
1953#3,68710#1,48026
1952#5,5635#1,80418
1951#1,55323
1950#1,65720
1949#5,2445#1,87216
1948#1,88116
1947#1,39428
1946#1,40925
1945#1,44521
1944#4,5745#1,31126
1943#1,69918
1942#4,1246#1,86715
1941#1,41123
1940#1,98313
1939#1,01539
1938#88350
1937#2,19711
1936#2,8547
1935#3,7426#1,92914
1934#1,78316
1933#2,09312
1932#2,19112
1931#2,8648
1930#4,0015
1929#3,5596
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First appearance
1929

The first year at least five boys were named Dion! It came in at #3,559, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1929–1930, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Dion is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #363 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,159 boysMNIllinois: #331 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,412 boysILWisconsin: #526 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,044 boysWIMichigan: #273 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,081 boysMINew York: #708 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 8,389 boysNYMassachusetts: #512 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,725 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #149 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 731 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedIAIndiana: #390 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,764 boysINOhio: #450 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,899 boysOHPennsylvania: #460 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,241 boysPANew Jersey: #338 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,974 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #486 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 5,035 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedUTColorado: #453 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,052 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedWVVirginia: #543 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,123 boysVAMaryland: #499 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,011 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedDEArizona: #536 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,321 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedKSArkansas: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,775 boysARTennessee: #445 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,325 boysTNNorth Carolina: #599 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,391 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,050 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,810 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedMSAlabama: #537 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,033 boysALGeorgia: #696 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,867 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dion, so not publishedHITexas: #757 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 9,009 boysTXFlorida: #563 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,341 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#149 · 1 in 731
  2. District of Columbia#231 · 1 in 1,050
  3. Michigan#273 · 1 in 2,081
  4. Illinois#331 · 1 in 2,412
  5. New Jersey#338 · 1 in 2,974

Best ever in a state: #112 in North Dakota, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#14961 in 731
District of Columbia#23161 in 1,050
Michigan#273301 in 2,081
Illinois#331351 in 2,412
New Jersey#338171 in 2,974
Minnesota#36371 in 4,159
Arkansas#37951 in 2,775
Indiana#390101 in 3,764
Louisiana#440101 in 2,810
Tennessee#44581 in 4,325
Ohio#450151 in 4,899
Colorado#45361 in 4,052
Pennsylvania#460141 in 5,241
California#486531 in 5,035
Maryland#49961 in 5,011
Massachusetts#51251 in 7,725
Wisconsin#52651 in 6,044
Arizona#53661 in 5,321
Alabama#53751 in 5,033
Virginia#54381 in 5,123
Florida#563161 in 5,341
North Carolina#59971 in 6,391
Georgia#69671 in 6,867
New York#708151 in 8,389
Texas#757171 in 9,009
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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 Dion
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 148 spots since 2024 (#1,119#1,267)
  • 317 spots since 2020 (#950#1,267)
  • 16 spots since 2015 (#1,283#1,267)
  • Biggest jump: 1,314 spots in 1938 (#2,197#883)
  • Biggest drop: 171 spots in 2023 (#902#1,073)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1929
  • Peaked 1969 at #338 (533 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1957–2006
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,354
  • Highest: 1 in 3,354 boys born in 1970 were named Dion (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,020 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #338 in 1969, was only 1 in 3,355 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 22.0% of all boys named Dion (4,152) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s6#3,559 (1929)#3,559
1930s174#883 (1938)#2,181
1940s201#1,311 (1944)#1,627
1950s575#522 (1958)#1,319
1960s3,245#338 (1969)#448
1970s4,152#343 (1970)#390
1980s2,591#514 (1980)#549
1990s3,242#519 (1993)#574
2000s1,973#710 (2000)#918
2010s1,520#1,068 (2010)#1,211
2020s1,235#902 (2022)#1,063

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.

Dion in 1994

girls
#4,845
20 births · 1 in 89,288 girls
boys
#542
357 births · 1 in 5,412 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #4,845Dion20

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #542Dion357
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 89,288 of them was named Dion, which outranked 69.3% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dion
  1. #4,687Zane21
  2. #4,687Zarah21
  3. #4,687Zaynah21
  4. #4,845Dion20
  5. #4,845Abilene20
  6. #4,845Acadia20
  7. #4,845Aditi20
  8. #5,016Adrina19
  9. #5,016Aishah19
  10. #5,016Alissia19

Tied with 170 names at #4,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 5,412 of them was named Dion, which outranked 94.7% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dion
  1. #539Adan360
  2. #539Isiah360
  3. #541Tyree359
  4. #542Dion357
  5. #542Jaylen357
  6. #542Kareem357
  7. #542Peyton357
  8. #546Carlton356
  9. #546Dexter356
  10. #548Daryl354

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994