Given name & surname · also Latin
Dion
“of the sacred spring”·“an honest man”
Dion is a variant of Dionne. One English interpretation is “of the sacred spring.” In French use, Dion is a short form of Diogenes. One Greek interpretation is “an honest man.”
Original GreekΔίων
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dion is a variant of Dionne. One English interpretation is “of the sacred spring.” In French use, Dion is a short form of Diogenes. One Greek interpretation is “an honest man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and Greek naming traditions.
How it developed
Dion is used as a form of Dionysus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dion is a form of Dionysus. The history of Dionysus gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Dionysus is associated with the god of wine and revelry.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,164
- 18,914 boys · 1,250 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 607 babies
- 2025
- 161
- #1,268 for boys · #13,654 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 155 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,268 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 554 in 1970. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,902 as a first name in 2020; 7,787 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dion’s family of names
Dion is a short form of Diogenes. Dion has a feminine form in Dionne. Dion has a related form in Deon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dion has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dion
- Dion DublinEnglish television presenter and former footballer (born 1969)
- Dion CooperDutch singerborn 1993
- Dion WaitersAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
- Dion CoolsBelgian-Malaysian association football playerborn 1996
- Dion BeebeAustralian cinematographerborn 1968
- Dion DiMucciAmerican singerborn 1939
- Dion MaloneSurinamese footballerborn 1989
- Dion BoucicaultIrish actor and dramatist (1820-1890)1822–1890
- Dion SmithNew Zealand bicycle racerborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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