# Dion (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dion/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdiːɑn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 20,164 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 18,914 / 1,250 (6% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,336, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15 | 8,000 |
| 2011 | 16 | 7,525 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12,540 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12,306 |
| 2014 | 16 | 7,410 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11,151 |
| 2016 | 13 | 8,527 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10,166 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10,009 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9,286 |
| 2020 | 14 | 7,660 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7,737 |
| 2022 | 14 | 7,741 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9,084 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,654 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 142 | 1,231 |
| 2012 | 159 | 1,153 |
| 2013 | 160 | 1,135 |
| 2014 | 164 | 1,154 |
| 2015 | 139 | 1,284 |
| 2016 | 144 | 1,268 |
| 2017 | 145 | 1,257 |
| 2018 | 129 | 1,367 |
| 2019 | 158 | 1,212 |
| 2020 | 231 | 952 |
| 2021 | 200 | 1,067 |
| 2022 | 257 | 902 |
| 2023 | 201 | 1,076 |
| 2024 | 191 | 1,120 |
| 2025 | 155 | 1,268 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | 928 |
| 2000 | 37 | 664 |
| 2001 | 21 | 992 |
| 2002 | 16 | 1,245 |
| 2003 | 25 | 965 |
| 2004 | 28 | 929 |
| 2005 | 12 | 1,796 |
| 2006 | 13 | 1,748 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1,854 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2,487 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3,031 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3,185 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73 | 495 |
| 2012 | 47 | 704 |
| 2013 | 39 | 788 |
| 2014 | 28 | 1,012 |
| 2015 | 36 | 856 |
| 2016 | 48 | 712 |
| 2017 | 38 | 833 |
| 2018 | 45 | 741 |
| 2019 | 48 | 694 |
| 2020 | 68 | 544 |
| 2021 | 73 | 537 |
| 2022 | 95 | 430 |
| 2023 | 85 | 472 |
| 2024 | 57 | 651 |
| 2025 | 68 | 573 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Дион

## People named Dion

- Dion Dublin, English television presenter and former footballer (born 1969)
- Dion Waiters, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Dion Cooper, Dutch singer
- Dion Cools, Belgian-Malaysian association football player
- Dion Beebe, Australian cinematographer
- Dion DiMucci, American singer
- Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey
- Dion Dawkins, American football player (born 1994)
- Dion Beukeboom, cyclist
- Dion Ørnvold, Danish association footballer (1921-2006)
- Dion Lewis, American football player (born 1990)
- Dion Basco, American actor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.