Dion

Where Dion comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis).
— Wiktionary's entry for Dion
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1929
    First appearance
    #3,559 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1969
    Dion Dublin born
    English television presenter and former footballer
  3. 1969
    Peak, #338
    533 babies named Dion — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1981
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #521.
  5. 1991
    Dion Waiters born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Dion Dublin · English television presenter and former footballer, born 1969
  • Dion Waiters · American basketball player, born 1991
  • Dion Cooper · Dutch singer, born 1993
  • Dion Cools · Belgian-Malaysian association football player, born 1996
  • Dion Beebe · Australian cinematographer, born 1968

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.