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Dion

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

Boy's name · #1267 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Dion has appeared in US records since 1929 — best rank #338 (1969) · 18,914 babies named Dion all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dions

• Dion of Syracuse — 4th-century BC Tyrant of Syracuse
• Dion Waiters — American basketball player
• Dion Cooper — Dutch singer
• Dion Dublin — English television presenter and former footballer (born 1969)
• Dion Cools — Belgian-Malaysian association football player

In stories & tradition

• Dion — mythological Greek character
• Dion Lesage — Final Fantasy XVI
• Dion Warren — Raising Dion

What Dions become

Among 235 notable people named Dion:

Athletes appear 2.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dion Waiters, American basketball player.

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