Deon
A respelling of Dion, which is a short form of the Greek Dionysios, meaning belonging to Dionysos, the god of wine.
Deon in 2025
Deon was given to 133 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,920th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 24,927 babies born.
The history of Deon
Deon reached its highest point in 1994, when 471 babies were given the name, ranking 979th that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 16,988 babies have been named Deon. Half of them were born before 1992, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Deon by decade
| Decade | Babies named Deon | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 39 | 4,315 |
| 1920s | 109 | 3,979 |
| 1930s | 261 | 2,180 |
| 1940s | 223 | 2,695 |
| 1950s | 411 | 2,198 |
| 1960s | 1,417 | 1,073 |
| 1970s | 2,779 | 997 |
| 1980s | 2,487 | 1,077 |
| 1990s | 3,799 | 979 |
| 2000s | 2,600 | 1,311 |
| 2010s | 1,945 | 1,906 |
| 2020s | 918 | 2,407 |
Where Deon is heading
Deon has fallen 33% over the past decade, from 199 babies in 2015 to 133 in 2025.
Names like Deon
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Deon.