Boys' name · since 1966
Dijon
1,450 babies named Dijon in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,884 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,450
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dijon currently ranks #9884 among boys' names in America, with 1,450 babies recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Dijon recorded 1,450 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #9884 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #4,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,884 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,450 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dijon ranks #4,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,884 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,450 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,884 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,450
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dijon's 1,450 recorded births place it above 91.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dijon compares
1,450 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dijon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dijon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,450 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dijon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dijon's full recorded timeline at 2001, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dijon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Dijon popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1986 (Dijon as girls' name)
Dijon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (749 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Dijon's strongest decade.
749 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dijon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 197
1980s
197 births
- 1990s
1990s
749 births
- 2000s 257
2000s
257 births
- 2010s 148
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 749 births (52% of all-time use).
How Dijon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dijon's total volume
Dijon by state
Where Dijon concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 186 | 12.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 106 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 44 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 38 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 31 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 13 | 0.9% |
186 of 1,450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Dijon appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dijon's data
- Dijon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (749 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dijons (186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dijon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dijon 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 August 2026.