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Dion

/ˈdaɪən/ · 94% boys · 161 born in 2025

Dion has been given to about 20,164 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdaɪən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 18,151
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dion per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 607
  • Born in 2025161
  • All time20,164
  • England & Wales, 2025#576 · 68

How popular is Dion?

Its best year was 1970, when 607 babies were given the name, ranking 344th. The typical living American called Dion is about 41 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Dion

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dillon0.82
  2. Zion0.81
  3. Deion0.80
  4. Don0.74
  5. Deon0.74
  6. Dylon0.73
  7. Simon0.70
  8. Dior0.71

Middle names for Dion

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dion James0.74
  2. Dion Miles0.73
  3. Dion Wilder0.72
  4. Dion Thomas0.71
  5. Dion Cole0.70
  6. Dion Paul0.55

Sibling names for Dion

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.95
  2. Georginasister · 0.93
  3. Elisasister · 0.91
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.90
  5. Claybrother · 0.89
  6. Santosbrother · 0.88

Where Dion is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.01%
  2. Wisconsin0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dion Evans0.73
  2. Dion Edwards0.73
  3. Dion Allen0.73
  4. Dion Adams0.73
  5. Dion Williams0.69
  6. Dion Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dion

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Dion across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.