Deon: Meaning of Baby Name Deon

About the Name Deon

Deon is a short, modern English name understood as an abbreviation of Dionysius, the Greek name tied to Dionysos, the classical god of wine and revelry. Stripped down to a single bright syllable, Deon has a sleek, contemporary feel and has been especially well loved as a confident, rhythmic choice within African American naming traditions, where its punch and polish have made it a recognizable favorite.

For American boys, Deon entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and held a place through 2013, accumulating 3,407 births over that period. It reached its peak right at the start of that run, in 2000 at rank #607, then settled lower in later years — recorded at #982 in 2011, #989 in 2012, and #936 in 2013 before slipping from the list. Its presence traces a name that held steady on the edge of the rankings through the 2000s and into the early 2010s.

The appeal of Deon lies in its crisp, one-syllable punch and its grand classical lineage worn lightly and easily. It belongs to a family of stylish, streamlined names — alongside forms like Dion and Dionte — that pack a good deal of heritage into a compact, modern, and memorable sound. That combination of classical depth and contemporary cool has long been the source of Deon's distinctive, enduring appeal, a name that wears its grand Greek roots with effortless, modern ease.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.

Quick Facts About Deon

5,642

English baby names in our dictionary

3,391

English male names

86

4-letter D-names in our dictionary

618

D-male names total

2000–2013

years of US SSA records (14 total)

3,407

total US births named Deon (all years)

US Popularity History (2000–2013)

📉 Falling fast: Deon dropped 108 places in the US boys ranking over the last 5 years (#828 in 2008 → #936 in 2013).

Annual US births named Deon by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 317 boys named Deon (boy rank #607 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2013, ranked #936 for boys (215 US births). That's 329 places below its 2000 peak.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Where in the US Is Deon Most Popular?

Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Deon the strongest states are Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan.

Strongest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Alabama	#671	18
2	Louisiana	#707	40
3	Michigan	#709	72
4	Georgia	#819	73
5	Indiana	#843	18
6	Missouri	#855	37
7	Florida	#869	129
8	Illinois	#947	53
9	Tennessee	#972	21
10	Virginia	#982	23

Weakest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Virginia	#982	23
2	Tennessee	#972	21
3	Illinois	#947	53
4	Florida	#869	129
5	Missouri	#855	37
6	Indiana	#843	18
7	Georgia	#819	73
8	Michigan	#709	72
9	Louisiana	#707	40
10	Alabama	#671	18

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Deon in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

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