How popular is the name Dion?

Dion ranks 777th among boys' names in US records, with 18,973 births since 1929. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,910.

Is Dion a unisex name?

No. Dion is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 554 children were given the name. It has been in use for 96 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Dian. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#777 of boy names

Pronounced D AY1 AH0 N (ARPABET)

Dion is a boys' name, and first appears in 1929. It has been given to 18,973 children — the 777th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1970, when 554 children were given it.

Dian is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Dion and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Dion?: Dion ranks 777th among boys' names in US records, with 18,973 births since 1929. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,910.
Is Dion a unisex name?: No. Dion is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dion most popular?: 1970, when 554 children were given the name. It has been in use for 96 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Dion spelled?: Dian. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.