The first name Deion
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Deion last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2017, with 10 births (#2,172).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Deion with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Deion at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 93 boys born in the United States were named Deion, the 1,744th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1996, when 566 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Deion
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Deion SandersAmerican football and baseball player and football coach, born 1967
- Deion BranchAmerican football player, born 1979
- Julius RandleAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Toni PressleyAmerican soccer player, born 1990
Questions
- How popular is the name Deion?
- In 2018, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Deion, ranking 4,749th. Its peak was 2017, with 10 births.
- Is Deion a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 6,166 US babies named Deion since 1880 were boys.
- When was Deion most popular?
- 1996 in the United States, when 566 babies were named Deion, its highest rank at 411th.