Total births
247
Boys' name · since 1992
Daion
247 babies named Daion in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 247
- total births
- 1992–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
247 boys have been named Daion since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Daion has 247 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2023.
- 247 total births
- 1992–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
247 boys have been named Daion since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 247
- total births
- 1992–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Daion was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
16 babies were named Daion in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Daion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daion splits its recorded history at 2007: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daion at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1992
Daion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2023
- Peak year (2003)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Daion by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Daion's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Daion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 119 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daion? ▼
Daion has been given to 247 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 16 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Daion most popular? ▼
Daion was most popular in the 2000s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Daion been used? ▼
Daion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 32 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Daion? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Daion's data
- Daion's decade-level peak was the 2000s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Daion
Nearby Names Like Daion
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Daion
Dain Boy
#5277 1,997 births
Daivd Boy
1,026 births
Daimon Boy
#9162 802 births
Daiquan Boy
783 births
Daijon Boy
#6628 755 births
Compare Daion side by side: Daion vs Dain Daion vs Daivd Daion vs Daimon
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Daion: Baby Name Since 1992 - 247 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daion. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daion draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.