Is Deion a boy or girl name?
Deion is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 105 boys were named Deion, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2% of the 6,072 US babies named Deion were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,614
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Deion since 1955
- 6,072
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 582 babies
Boys and girls named Deion, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 48 | 13 | 21.3% |
| 1970s | 72 | 11 | 13.3% |
| 1980s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,696 | 58 | 2.1% |
| 2000s | 1,282 | 21 | 1.6% |
| 2010s | 1,175 | 15 | 1.3% |
| 2020s | 528 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 105 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 101 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 117 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 101 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 95 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 108 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 112 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 120 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 123 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 130 | #1,335 | 5 | #17,227 |
| 2013 | 115 | #1,433 | 5 | #17,221 |
| 2012 | 136 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 126 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,483 | 5 | #17,688 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,443 | 6 | #15,735 |
| 2008 | 184 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 107 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 116 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,405 | 5 | #16,781 |
| 2003 | 132 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 132 | #1,108 | 5 | #16,087 |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 175 | #893 | 5 | #15,662 |
| 1999 | 212 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 186 | #811 | 11 | #8,138 |
| 1997 | 303 | #590 | 9 | #9,218 |
| 1996 | 566 | #411 | 16 | #5,855 |
| 1995 | 558 | #411 | 12 | #7,174 |
| 1994 | 318 | #580 | 5 | #13,989 |
| 1993 | 241 | #663 | 5 | #14,042 |
| 1992 | 190 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 61 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,246 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,071 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,555 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,968 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,744 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,215 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,816 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,500 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,298 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,962 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,659 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,255 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,317 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,944 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,988 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,733 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,207 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,078 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,355 | 6 | #7,274 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,535 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,785 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,046 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,313 | 6 | #5,962 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,380 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,420 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,030 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deion reached #411 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #5,420 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deion
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.