Unisex name · since 1929
Dion
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 18,914 babies named Dion, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,914
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dion is the #1270 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 18,914 recorded since 1929.
Dion has 18,914 recorded births among boys since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1270 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,270 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 18,914 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dion ranks #855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,270 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 18,914 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,914
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dion's 18,914 recorded births place it above 98.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dion compares
18,914 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Dion's all-time total is 51x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,914 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 554 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dion splits its recorded history at 1977: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 554 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 554
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Dion popularity over time - girls
1,250 total births recorded since 1935 (Dion as girls' name)
Dion by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (4,152 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Dion's strongest decade.
4,152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Dion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 174
1930s
174 births
- 1940s 201
1940s
201 births
- 1950s 575
1950s
575 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,245 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,152 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,591 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,242 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,973 births
- 2010s 1,520
2010s
1,520 births
- 2020s 1,235
2020s
1,235 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 4,152 births (22% of all-time use).
How Dion 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 Dion's total volume
Dion by state
Where Dion concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,277 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,512 | 8.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,360 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,355 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,052 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 735 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 735 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 663 | 3.5% |
2,277 of 18,914 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Dion appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dion's data
- Dion's decade-level peak was the 1970s (4,152 total births); usage has since declined to 1,235 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dions (2,277 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 Dion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1929–2025 (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 Dion 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.