Boys' name · peaked in 1970
Dion name popularity since 1925
20,164 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dion (6.2% girls, 93.8% boys). Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Dion is about 43 years old in 2026. Dion peaked in 1970 as the #344 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,164
- Named Dion, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,268 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 93.8% boys
- 1,250 girls · 18,914 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 4.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Dion made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dion births per year, 1925–2025
1970 was the biggest year for Dion both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1959 and 1964, Dion became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 16,800 baby boys to 1 in 7,300.
- Steepest fall: Between 1975 and 1980, its share of baby boys fell by 48%, from 1 in 3,430 to 1 in 6,560.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dion's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dion.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dion in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 174 | #1,956 |
| 1940s | 16 | 201 | #1,458 |
| 1950s | 75 | 575 | #1,465 |
| 1960s | 247 | 3,245 | #461 |
| 1970s | 326 | 4,152 | #363 |
| 1980s | 181 | 2,591 | #554 |
| 1990s | 114 | 3,242 | #555 |
| 2000s | 110 | 1,973 | #970 |
| 2010s | 116 | 1,520 | #1,284 |
| 2020–25 | 59 | 1,235 | #1,268 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.2% of babies named Dion from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Dion is most popular
The index compares Dion's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dion.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 4.37× | 309 |
| Michigan | 2.31× | 1,355 |
| Maryland | 2.15× | 505 |
| Illinois | 2.03× | 1,517 |
| Ohio | 1.50× | 1,058 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dion's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dion.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dion (1970).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data