NameTides

Dion

Dion was the #1,267 boys' name in the US in 2025 (155 babies), and #573 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Dion as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Dion as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Dion as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,267 (155)#573 (68)——#577 (5)#1,167 (21)
2024#1,119 (191)#651 (57)——#394 (9)#1,089 (22)
2023#1,073 (201)#472 (85)——#362 (10)#738 (34)
2022#902 (257)#430 (95)——#454 (7)#582 (46)
2021#1,067 (200)#537 (73)——#755 (3)#770 (34)
2020#950 (231)#544 (68)——#433 (8)#822 (29)
2019#1,209 (158)#694 (48)——#764 (3)#973 (23)
2018#1,364 (129)#741 (45)——#369 (10)#1,219 (16)
2017#1,256 (145)#833 (38)——#443 (7)#1,113 (19)
2016#1,266 (144)#712 (48)——#412 (8)#1,346 (14)
2015#1,283 (139)#856 (36)———#1,007 (21)
2014#1,153 (164)#1,012 (28)——#428 (8)#977 (22)
2013#1,135 (160)#788 (39)—#398 (3)#422 (8)#874 (26)
2012#1,151 (159)#704 (47)——#379 (10)#1,102 (18)
2011#1,229 (142)#495 (73)——#435 (8)#926 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1969 at #338.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1929.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Dion is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,200 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dion by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #798NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Dion (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#79414

Dion (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DionCanadaBoys#1,16721
DionEngland & WalesGirls—too few
DionEngland & WalesBoys#57368
DionIrelandGirls—too few
DionIrelandBoys#5775
DionNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DionNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DionScotlandGirls—too few
DionScotlandBoys—too few
DionUSGirls#13,2086
DionUSBoys#1,267155