Dishon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dih-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Dishon is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dishon mean?
Modern: modern American coinage like Deshawn; also a rare Biblical name (Hebrew dishon, a kind of antelope)
Dishon is also a Biblical name, borne by Horite chiefs in Genesis 36.
Is Dishon a girl's or a boy's name?
Dishon is a boys' name.
How popular is Dishon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Dishon in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dishon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Dishon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Davon Dylan Devin Javon Brandon Dayvon Colton Dalton Darian Deshawn Aaron Keaton
Names related to Dishon
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Dishon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dishon, updated 20 October 2026.