Dion
Dion is a distinctive choice, ranked #573 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Dion in their class.
About the Name Dion
Dion has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 107 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #430 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Dion is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Dion in their class.
In the US it sits at #903 โ notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
โญ Famous People Named Dion
- Dion Gallapeni โ Dion Gallapeni is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Wisลa Pลock, on loan from Widzew ลรณdลบ, and the Kosovo national team.
- Dion Cools โ Dion-Johan Chai Cools is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays either as a full-back or centre-back for J.League club Cerezo Osaka and captains the Malaysia national team.
- Dion Phaneuf โ Dion Phaneuf is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dion
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dion
Almost certainly the only Dion in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2022)
Rank · SSA official data
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