Dijon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dee-ZHON
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Dijon is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Dijon mean?
French: name of the city in Burgundy, France
Dijon, the historic capital of Burgundy, is famous for its mustard.
Is Dijon a girl's or a boy's name?
Dijon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dijon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 4 boys.
Dijon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Dijon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Dijon, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 1991, with 132 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Dijon in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1994, 5% of the babies named Dijon in the US were girls.
Dijon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,485 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,294 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,868 |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,703 |
| 1996 | 62 | #1,583 |
| 1995 | 72 | #1,388 |
| 1994 | 93 | #1,188 |
| 1993 | 114 | #1,029 |
| 1992 | 76 | #1,289 |
| 1991 | 132 | #911 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,582 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,761 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Names like Dijon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan, Ryan, Logan, Aaron, Ethan, Mason, Cameron, Declan, Aiden, Nathan, Cody, Kian
Names related to Dijon
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dijon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dijon, updated 20 October 2026.