male NAME · CURRENTLY #1268

Dion

DEE-on or DYE-on

“of Zeus”

A classical Greek name also associated with Dionysus in later usage.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Dion has traveled through time

51930 201935 131940 211945 201950 341955 2011960 3101965 6071970 4981975 2911980 2681985 3681990 3351995 2662000 1952005 1952010 1482015 2452020 1612025
LATEST YEAR2025161 births
PEAK RANK#338in 1969
CURRENT USAGE3.7% F96.3% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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