Deon

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

Boy's name · #1383 in the US (2025) · 90s

Deon reached #473 in 1994 and has eased to #1383 since. About 15,000 boys have carried it since 1922.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 13,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Deons

Deon Burton — association football player (born 1976)
Deon McCaulay — Belizean footballer
Deon Meyer — South African crime and thriller author
Deon Lendore — Trinidad and Tobago sprinter
Deon Kavendji — Namibian footballer

What Deons become

Among 150 notable people named Deon:

Sports figures appear 3.25× more often than among typical names — e.g. Deon McCaulay, Belizean footballer.

Similar names: Dion · Markus · Deonte · Keon · Davon · Deshawn

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