Meaning and history
Dion is derived from the Greek element Διός (Dios), meaning “of Zeus.” It was the name of a 4th-century BC tyrant of Syracuse and has been used as an American given name since the mid-20th century.
20062006: 186 births, rank #994
2007: 193 births, rank #1,002
2008: 167 births, rank #1,100
2009: 169 births, rank #1,095
2010: 180 births, rank #1,068
20112011: 142 births, rank #1,229
2012: 159 births, rank #1,151
2013: 160 births, rank #1,135
2014: 164 births, rank #1,153
2015: 139 births, rank #1,283
20162016: 144 births, rank #1,266
2017: 145 births, rank #1,256
2018: 129 births, rank #1,364
2019: 158 births, rank #1,209
2020: 231 births, rank #950
20212021: 200 births, rank #1,067
2022: 257 births, rank #902
2023: 201 births, rank #1,073
2024: 191 births, rank #1,119
20252025: 155 births, rank #1,267
Dion rose from #952 to #902 for boys between 2020 and 2022. Its highest annual birth count came in 1970, with 554 births.