Gender
Origin
- Greek
- God Of Wine And Revelry
An abbreviation of Dionysus; more often used as an independent name - French
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dion
Pronunciation
dion
Famous People
Singer Dion (of Dion and the Belmonts), Football player Deion Sanders
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #343, 555 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1267, 155 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #1717, 53 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | 6 |
| 2024 | 191 | 11 |
| 2023 | 201 | – |
| 2022 | 257 | 14 |
| 2021 | 200 | 14 |
| 2020 | 231 | 14 |
| 2019 | 158 | 11 |
| 2018 | 129 | 10 |
| 2017 | 145 | 10 |
| 2016 | 143 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #271, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #573, 68 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #618, 41 births); most recent 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | – |
| 2024 | 57 | – |
| 2023 | 85 | – |
| 2022 | 95 | – |
| 2021 | 73 | 3 |
| 2020 | 68 | – |
| 2019 | 48 | – |
| 2018 | 45 | – |
| 2017 | 38 | – |
| 2016 | 48 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #2055, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #144, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #559, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | 9 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #375, 4 births); most recent 2008 (rank #638, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #290, 11 births); most recent 2007 (rank #633, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #189, 7 births); most recent 2013 (rank #398, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #343, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #201, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence