Deyon
Masculine
Deyon is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 538 boys against 11 girls since 1880.
Deyon is a two-syllable name close to Deon and Dion, with a y that makes the glide between its vowels visible. It has been given almost entirely to boys.
How old is the name Deyon?
Deyon first appears in US birth records in 1969 — 56 years ago. The typical Deyon alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 500 people named Deyon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Deyon most popular?
Deyon peaked in 1996, reaching #2911 nationally. See the whole 1996 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Deyon
Dion came from the Greek Dionysios, and Deon was one of its American spellings; Deyon writes the glide between the two vowels with a y, the way English writes the sound in words like crayon. It is a name built from a familiar sound and made easy to read, and it belongs to the child who carries it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Deyon. It may be a spelling of Deon or Dion, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Deyon
DEE-yahn
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Deyon
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1969
- Most boys named
- 199625 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2911reached in 1996
- Change vs 2023
- −12.5%7 in 2024, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Deyons among us
people named Deyon are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Deyon sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is easy to say.
- It is rare, so he will seldom share it.
- People will write Deon or Dion.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Deyons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Deyon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Deyon in 2025?
- Deyon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Deyon with classmates?
- Deyon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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