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Baby name
Dion
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6% girls / 94% boys
Origin of the name
Dion comes from a Greek name, a short form of Dionysius.
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Classic name
18,914births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 343rank at its peak, in 1970
Where babies named Dion are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Dion is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Dion is most common in District of Columbia (4.7 times), Michigan (2.4) and Maryland (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Classic name
1,250births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 1719rank at its peak, in 1970
Where babies named Dion are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Dion is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 3% | 97% |
| 1940s | 7% | 93% |
| 1950s | 12% | 88% |
| 1960s | 7% | 93% |
| 1970s | 7% | 93% |
| 1980s | 7% | 93% |
| 1990s | 3% | 97% |
| 2000s | 5% | 95% |
| 2010s | 7% | 93% |
| 2020s | 5% | 95% |