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Origin & history of Deion1
Greek / Modern American roots
Deion is a spelling variant of Dion, originally a short form of Dionysius — from the Greek Dionysios meaning devoted to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. The Deion spelling, with the e in front, emerged as a fashionable American variant in the 1990s, made famous by NFL star Deion Sanders. Deion peaked in American naming in 1996 and represents the late-twentieth-century practice of crafting fresh masculine name spellings.
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Root name
The root form of Deion is
Dion — meaning Devoted to Dionysus.
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Modern usage
Deion remains a beloved choice. Timeless appeal across cultures and generations.
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How popular is Deion?
1996
peak year
Today, Deion is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #1,565) with about 109 babies named Deion each year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1996, Deion reached #411 nationally — 566 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Deion's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 6,072 babies have been registered as Deion since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
566
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #411)
(ranked #411)
109
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,090
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
6,072
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Deion2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
D4
E5
I9
O6
N5
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Deion🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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