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Dion

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Dion: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by Speaker: Arthur Crbz; Recorder: Arthur Crbz. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2021, ranging from #618 to #5581.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122021#618#5581
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#783
1997#618
1998#664
1999#928
2000#664
2001#992
2002#1245
2003#965
2004#929
2005#1796
2006#1748
2007#1854
2008#2487
2009#3031
2010#4688
2011#3185
2012#4838
2021#5581

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 32 of the 34 years from 1992 to 2025.

In 2003: #559 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #965 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1967–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1967–1984

    Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1967–1984).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #573 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #50 in New Zealand in 1974.

Dion's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#57368HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#65157HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#47285HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#43095HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#53773HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#54468HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#69448HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#74145HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#83338HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#71248HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#85636HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#101228HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#78839HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#70447HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#31857HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#49573HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#56660HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#30317HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#49870HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#24879HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#52365HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#185413HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#50963HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#48164HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#179612HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#52551HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#92928HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#46657HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#96525HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#33781HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#124516HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#33875HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#99221HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31287HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#66437HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#272101HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#92823HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#271103HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#66437HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#27697HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#61841HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#29589HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#78329HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28196HighVerified
1984New Zealandmale#9254HighVerified
1978New Zealandmale#8170HighVerified
1977New Zealandmale#7185HighVerified
1976New Zealandmale#57104HighVerified
1975New Zealandmale#60110HighVerified
1974New Zealandmale#50136HighVerified
1973New Zealandmale#52136HighVerified
1972New Zealandmale#59119HighVerified
1971New Zealandmale#60125HighVerified
1970New Zealandmale#58118HighVerified
1969New Zealandmale#78100HighVerified
1968New Zealandmale#9861HighVerified
1967New Zealandmale#9365HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3154HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2813HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#1897HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2106HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2723HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#3949HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#36210HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4338HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#36910HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4437HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4128HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4288HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4228HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#37910HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4358HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#32213HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4048HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#28715HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4047HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3846HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#2839HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#2839HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#2928HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3136HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#20113HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#18813HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#14423HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4254HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#16815HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#2866HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2955HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#2417HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#2994HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2984HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Dion is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Dion, between 1967 and 2025, in 46 of those 59 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1967–198413#50 in 1974
Republic of Ireland1992–202532#144 in 1999
England and Wales1996–202530#271 in 1999
Northern Ireland1998–20138#189 in 2000

Its high point came 26 years earlier in New Zealand (1974) than in Northern Ireland (2000).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1984; it appears again in 1992.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #50 in New Zealand in 1974. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.