Blair vs Dion
Blair and Dioncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1984, Blair was ranked #57 and Dion #92 among boys in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Blair was ranked #357 and Dion #315 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blair was ranked #1758 and Dion #651 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Blair was ranked #767 and Dion #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Blair and Dion over time
Blair and Dion appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Blair reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Dion in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Blair and Dion changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1968 and 1984, ending at #57 and #92.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Blair #678 in 1997, Dion #271 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Blair held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Dion in 28.
Highest recorded here: Blair #678 in 1997, Dion #271 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blair #1758, Dion #651.
New Zealand · Boys12 shared years, 1968–1984
Blair held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Dion in 3.
Highest recorded here: Blair #46 in 1971, Dion #50 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Blair #57, Dion #92.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Blair | Dion |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blair and Dion both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Blair
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #88 among boys in New Zealand in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1996
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1979 (recorded 1968–1996).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Dion
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #93 among boys in New Zealand in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1967–1984
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1967–1984).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys