Given name
Daijon
“a gift of hope”
Daijon is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a gift of hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a gift of hope.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daijon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 760
- 755 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,090 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,090 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 518 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daijon’s family of names
Daijon has a related form in Dajon. Daijon has a related form in Daejon. Daijon has a related form in Dayjon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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