Boys' name · since 1969
Dyon
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 206 babies named Dyon, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 206
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
206 boys have been named Dyon since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dyon has 206 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2023.
- #12,776 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 206 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyon ranks #12,776 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 206
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dyon's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dyon's full recorded timeline at 2001, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dyon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Dyon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1997 (Dyon as girls' name)
Dyon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Dyon's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Dyon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dyon's data
- Dyon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dyon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1969–2023 (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 Dyon 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.