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Dion
Pronounced /ˈdiːɒn/
Rank in 2024
#1,116
Born in 2024
191
Peak year
1970 · #343
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 191 boys were named Dion, about 1 in every 8,981.
- It peaked in 1970 with 554 babies, ranked #343.
- It first shows up in the records in 1929.
- 18,758 boys have been named Dion since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Dion per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- 0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 296 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,933 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen X: 6,396 babies, 0.24 per 1,000. Millennials: 4,742 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,273 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,118 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis).
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈdiːɒn/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Dion, CC BY-SA 4.0.