Djimon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jih-MOHN
Djimon is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Djimon mean?
West African name, probably from Benin
Best known as the first name of Beninese-born actor Djimon Hounsou.
Is Djimon a girl's or a boy's name?
Djimon is a boys' name.
How popular is Djimon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 85 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Djimon in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Djimon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 85 | #1,369 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
Names like Djimon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota Deacon Aiden Dawson Koen Yitzchok Tru Declan Kingston Keaton Daxton Kota
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, “Djimon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/djimon, updated 20 October 2026.