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Deion

“Variant of Dion — of Dionysus (adjectival -ios formation from the god's name)”

Boy's name · #1744 in the US (2025) · 90s

Deion's best rank, #411, came in 1995; it has settled back to #1744 today. Roughly 6,000 boys have been named Deion since 1962.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Deions

• Deion Sanders — American football and baseball player and football coach
• Deion Branch — American football player
• Deion Jones — American football player (born 1994)
• Deion Barnes — American football defensive lineman
• Deion Harris — football player (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

• Deion — Genius

What Deions become

Among 24 notable people named Deion:

Sports figures appear 4.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Deion Sanders, American football and baseball player and football coach.

Similar names: Dion · Jaleel · Dior · Devonte · Keyon · Savion

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