Daijon
A modern masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Egyptian.
Name Census estimates that about 742 living Americans carry the first name Daijon. It is a predominantly male name (99.3% of registrations). The average person named Daijon today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daijon births was 2000 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daijon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Daijon with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
742
~ 1 in 461,933 Americans
Peak year
2000
39 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,510
Tracked since 1989
Census
Daijon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 522 people with the first name Daijon, which placed it at #19,970 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,970
National first-name rank
People counted
522
522 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
81.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daijon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daijon is Black at 81.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.0%) and Hispanic (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daijon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daijon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American81.8% · 427
- Two or more races8.0% · 42
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 31
- White3.3% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Daijon
Out of the 752 babies given the name Daijon since 1880, 99.3% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Daijon as a male name
- Ranked #6,510 in 2024
- 13 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2000 (39 births)
Daijon as a female name
- Ranked #13,922 in 1994
- 5 female births in 1994
- Peak: 1994 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daijon leans strongly male. 488 people counted with this name were male (94.2%), compared with 30 female bearers (5.8%).
Popularity
Daijon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daijon from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 306 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daijon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daijon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Daijons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Michigan, New York recorded the most babies named Daijon, while Texas, New York, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 19 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daijon
The name Daijon is a relatively modern name, believed to have originated in the late 20th century or early 21st century. It does not appear to have any direct historical or cultural roots, but rather seems to be a creative combination of sounds and syllables that were fashioned into a new name.
While the exact origins of the name Daijon are unclear, it is possible that it may have been influenced by or derived from other names or words from various languages and cultures. For instance, the prefix "Dai" could be a nod to Japanese names like Daichi or Daisuke, while the ending "jon" might be inspired by names like Jonathan or Jonah.
Despite its recent inception, the name Daijon has already been adopted by a number of individuals around the world. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is Daijon Foucher, a French professional basketball player born in 1990 who plays as a point guard.
Another notable bearer of the name is Daijon Palmers, an American football player who played as a defensive end for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) in the early 2010s.
In the world of music, Daijon Jahseh Onfroy, better known as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter who gained immense popularity in the late 2010s before his untimely death in 2018 at the age of 20.
Daijon Footman is a British actor and writer who has appeared in various television shows and films, including the critically acclaimed series "Top Boy" and the film "The Intent 2: The Come Up".
Daijon Buckingham is an American entrepreneur and social media influencer, known for his work in the fitness and fashion industries, and for his motivational content on platforms like Instagram and YouTube.
While the name Daijon is still relatively uncommon, it has gained some traction in recent years, particularly among parents seeking unique and modern-sounding names for their children. As a name without a long historical lineage, Daijon offers a blank canvas for new bearers to shape its meaning and significance.
People
Daijon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daijon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daijon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daijon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 742 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daijon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 461,933 US residents.
Is Daijon a common name?
We classify Daijon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 752 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daijon most popular?
The single biggest year for Daijon was 2000, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daijon is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daijon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 522 people with the name Daijon, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,970 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daijon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daijon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daijon leans strongly male. 488 people counted with this name were male (94.2%), compared with 30 female bearers (5.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daijon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daijon is Black at 81.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.0%) and Hispanic (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daijon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Daijon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.8% (427 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daijon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daijon a male name?
Yes, 99.3% of people registered as Daijon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daijon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daijon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daijon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Daijon as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Daijon, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.