Deon
Boy · DEE-on · Greek
Deon is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Dionysus”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 1,382nd for boys in the US (133 babies).
What does Deon mean?
Greek: spelling of Dion, a short form of Dionysius
“of Dionysus”
A spelling of Dion, an ancient Greek short form of names based on Dionysus.
- Say it
- DEE-on
Is Deon a girl's or a boy's name?
Deon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 133 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Deon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Deon, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 778th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 45 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Deon than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Deon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 94 boys in the UK were given Deon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #458, up from #1,537 for this spelling alone.
In 2010, 3% of the babies named Deon in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Deon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 34 | #984 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 45 | #778 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 41 | #782 |
| 2008 | 33 | #905 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 25 | #763 |
| 1999 | 27 | #705 |
| 1998 | 27 | #702 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Deon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,382among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 133about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 133 boys in the US were named Deon, making it the 1,382nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,233rd. Its busiest year was 1994, with 456 boys. It first appears in the records in 1922.
2025 had fewer boys named Deon than any year since 1965.
Half of all the boys named Deon in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 392 boys in the US were given Deon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #655, up from #1,382 for this spelling alone.
In 1933, 74% of the babies named Deon in the US were girls. By 2023 it was 3%, with more boys than girls since 1959.
Deon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | #1,382 |
| 2024 | 148 | #1,314 |
| 2023 | 143 | #1,328 |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,228 |
| 2021 | 177 | #1,140 |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,233 |
| 2019 | 163 | #1,182 |
| 2018 | 178 | #1,101 |
| 2017 | 161 | #1,164 |
| 2016 | 185 | #1,065 |
| 2015 | 199 | #1,019 |
| 2014 | 198 | #1,024 |
| 2013 | 215 | #936 |
| 2012 | 201 | #989 |
| 2011 | 200 | #981 |
| 2010 | 238 | #878 |
| 2009 | 262 | #830 |
| 2008 | 265 | #827 |
| 2007 | 276 | #785 |
| 2006 | 237 | #847 |
| 2005 | 225 | #830 |
| 2004 | 220 | #815 |
| 2003 | 254 | #722 |
| 2002 | 263 | #691 |
| 2001 | 234 | #742 |
| 2000 | 317 | #607 |
| 1999 | 296 | #613 |
| 1998 | 298 | #613 |
| 1997 | 321 | #577 |
| 1996 | 397 | #512 |
| 1995 | 448 | #483 |
| 1994 | 456 | #472 |
| 1993 | 415 | #500 |
| 1992 | 366 | #529 |
| 1991 | 342 | #549 |
| 1990 | 334 | #548 |
| 1989 | 303 | #552 |
| 1988 | 241 | #605 |
| 1987 | 217 | #615 |
| 1986 | 204 | #625 |
| 1985 | 248 | #559 |
| 1984 | 217 | #576 |
| 1983 | 189 | #619 |
| 1982 | 206 | #599 |
| 1981 | 209 | #592 |
| 1980 | 277 | #509 |
| 1979 | 226 | #569 |
| 1978 | 252 | #518 |
| 1977 | 234 | #543 |
| 1976 | 226 | #537 |
| 1975 | 240 | #518 |
| 1974 | 220 | #540 |
| 1973 | 229 | #519 |
| 1972 | 245 | #502 |
| 1971 | 250 | #516 |
| 1970 | 279 | #487 |
| 1969 | 207 | #545 |
| 1968 | 218 | #510 |
| 1967 | 153 | #605 |
| 1966 | 143 | #619 |
| 1965 | 72 | #866 |
| 1964 | 67 | #929 |
| 1963 | 73 | #875 |
| 1962 | 84 | #829 |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,012 |
| 1960 | 54 | #1,044 |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,500 |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,419 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,218 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,512 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,325 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,670 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,194 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,276 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,207 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,322 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,879 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,521 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,022 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
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