How Many People Are Named Deion?
An estimated 5,955 people in the United States have the first name Deion. It is predominantly male (98.0%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Deion peaked in popularity in 1996 with 582 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deion as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deion paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Deion is overwhelmingly male, 123 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,955
About 1 in 57,557 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1996
582 births
Total Registered
6,072
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deion
Deion is predominantly male (98.0%), though 123 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Deion as a male name
Ranked #1,614 in 2024
105 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (566 births)
Deion as a female name
Ranked #17,227 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1996 (16 births)
Deion: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deion span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,754 babies were registered. Deion has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deion by Decade
How has Deion tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deion by State
Birth registrations for Deion span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Texas, California. The lowest are in Utah, West Virginia, Oklahoma. On average, about 112 Deions were registered per state.
Deion + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deion as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deion
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deion: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deion?
We estimate approximately 5,955 people named Deion are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,557 Americans share this first name.
Is Deion a common name?
Deion is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,072 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deion most popular?
Deion reached peak popularity in 1996, when 582 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deion is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deion a male name?
Deion is predominantly male. 98.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deion Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deion Smith, Deion Johnson, Deion Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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