Is Dion a boy or girl name?
Dion is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 191 boys were named Dion, so 5.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.2% of the 20,002 US babies named Dion were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,116
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,056
- Babies named Dion since 1929
- 20,002
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 607 babies
Boys and girls named Dion, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 174 | 6 | 3.3% |
| 1940s | 201 | 16 | 7.4% |
| 1950s | 575 | 75 | 11.5% |
| 1960s | 3,245 | 247 | 7.1% |
| 1970s | 4,152 | 326 | 7.3% |
| 1980s | 2,591 | 181 | 6.5% |
| 1990s | 3,242 | 114 | 3.4% |
| 2000s | 1,973 | 110 | 5.3% |
| 2010s | 1,519 | 116 | 7.1% |
| 2020s | 1,080 | 53 | 4.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 191 | #1,116 | 11 | #9,056 |
| 2023 | 201 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 257 | #902 | 14 | #7,736 |
| 2021 | 200 | #1,066 | 14 | #7,729 |
| 2020 | 231 | #950 | 14 | #7,656 |
| 2019 | 158 | #1,212 | 11 | #9,280 |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,367 | 10 | #10,005 |
| 2017 | 145 | #1,257 | 10 | #10,161 |
| 2016 | 143 | #1,274 | 13 | #8,524 |
| 2015 | 139 | #1,284 | 9 | #11,148 |
| 2014 | 164 | #1,154 | 16 | #7,409 |
| 2013 | 160 | #1,135 | 8 | #12,304 |
| 2012 | 159 | #1,153 | 8 | #12,539 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,230 | 16 | #7,524 |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,073 | 15 | #8,000 |
| 2009 | 169 | #1,095 | 13 | #9,035 |
| 2008 | 167 | #1,101 | 6 | #15,945 |
| 2007 | 193 | #1,004 | 7 | #14,319 |
| 2006 | 186 | #995 | 7 | #13,981 |
| 2005 | 180 | #970 | 15 | #7,608 |
| 2004 | 209 | #849 | 13 | #8,391 |
| 2003 | 201 | #858 | 6 | #14,370 |
| 2002 | 200 | #833 | 11 | #9,019 |
| 2001 | 221 | #773 | 13 | #7,860 |
| 2000 | 247 | #710 | 19 | #5,771 |
| 1999 | 277 | #637 | 14 | #6,929 |
| 1998 | 257 | #665 | 13 | #7,222 |
| 1997 | 285 | #615 | 19 | #5,276 |
| 1996 | 329 | #560 | 11 | #7,734 |
| 1995 | 335 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 357 | #542 | 20 | #4,894 |
| 1993 | 387 | #519 | 9 | #8,931 |
| 1992 | 366 | #530 | 11 | #7,665 |
| 1991 | 298 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 351 | #526 | 17 | #5,356 |
| 1989 | 341 | #520 | 21 | #4,394 |
| 1988 | 258 | #574 | 16 | #5,121 |
| 1987 | 269 | #554 | 13 | #5,676 |
| 1986 | 222 | #596 | 12 | #5,863 |
| 1985 | 251 | #555 | 16 | #4,686 |
| 1984 | 253 | #546 | 18 | #4,205 |
| 1983 | 245 | #535 | 20 | #3,850 |
| 1982 | 220 | #580 | 19 | #4,059 |
| 1981 | 260 | #522 | 27 | #3,164 |
| 1980 | 272 | #515 | 19 | #4,036 |
| 1979 | 311 | #466 | 25 | #3,266 |
| 1978 | 364 | #405 | 22 | #3,415 |
| 1977 | 371 | #406 | 27 | #2,928 |
| 1976 | 377 | #399 | 27 | #2,816 |
| 1975 | 455 | #363 | 43 | #2,029 |
| 1974 | 396 | #390 | 32 | #2,405 |
| 1973 | 411 | #379 | 21 | #3,145 |
| 1972 | 416 | #386 | 30 | #2,411 |
| 1971 | 497 | #362 | 46 | #1,883 |
| 1970 | 554 | #344 | 53 | #1,726 |
| 1969 | 533 | #338 | 42 | #1,938 |
| 1968 | 465 | #360 | 37 | #1,985 |
| 1967 | 360 | #404 | 32 | #2,090 |
| 1966 | 330 | #418 | 26 | #2,369 |
| 1965 | 284 | #461 | 25 | #2,421 |
| 1964 | 273 | #479 | 18 | #3,025 |
| 1963 | 313 | #449 | 18 | #2,986 |
| 1962 | 265 | #486 | 18 | #2,954 |
| 1961 | 233 | #520 | 19 | #2,868 |
| 1960 | 189 | #568 | 12 | #3,746 |
| 1959 | 127 | #679 | 11 | #3,879 |
| 1958 | 217 | #522 | 12 | #3,593 |
| 1957 | 66 | #930 | 9 | #4,300 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,654 | 10 | #3,972 |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,465 | 6 | #5,354 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,472 | 12 | #3,366 |
| 1953 | 26 | #1,486 | 10 | #3,760 |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,818 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,884 | 5 | #5,433 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 26 | #1,316 | 5 | #4,733 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,887 | 6 | #4,235 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 50 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,952 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,955 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,799 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,910 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,138 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,659 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dion reached #338 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #1,726 in 1970. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dion
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.