Dion Boy
How popular is Dion?
#1,267 boy name in 2025
155 baby boys were named Dion in the US in 2025, making it the 1267th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Dion popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,267 for boys (▼ 148 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 155 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,283 in 2015, #950 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (554 boys) |
| Highest rank | #338 in 1969 |
| First recorded | 1929 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dion counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dion family of names ranked #1,068 for boys in 2025 (#954 the year before), with 174 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dion is most popular
Babies named Dion per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.3 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (20 boys)
Dion by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1930s | 174 | #883 |
| 1940s | 201 | #1,310 |
| 1950s | 575 | #521 |
| 1960s | 3,245 | #338 |
| 1970s | 4,152 | #343 |
| 1980s | 2,591 | #514 |
| 1990s | 3,242 | #519 |
| 2000s | 1,973 | #709 |
| 2010s | 1,520 | #1,068 |
| 2020s | 1,235 | #902 |
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Questions
- Is Dion a boy or girl name?
- Dion is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Dion were boys.
- How popular is the name Dion?
- 155 baby boys were named Dion in the US in 2025, making it the 1267th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Dion most popular?
- Dion peaked in 1970, when 554 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #338 in 1969.
- How many people are named Dion?
- 20,164 babies have been named Dion in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,481 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
- Where is Dion most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dion was most common in Michigan, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.