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Dion

Boy Ancient Greek #1076 in 2023

Dion is a boy name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Dion

Borrowed from Δίων. Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis).

Popularity of Dion

Popularity, 1929–2023

201 births in 2023

1929 2023

18,567 U.S. births recorded from 1929–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1970

607 babies

First recorded

1929

94 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.