Daion
A masculine given name of uncertain meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 244 living Americans carry the first name Daion. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Daion today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daion births was 2003 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daion. 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.
People living today
244
~ 1 in 1,404,731 Americans
Peak year
2003
16 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,602
Tracked since 1992
Census
Daion in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 226 people with the first name Daion, which placed it at #35,529 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
#35,529
National first-name rank
People counted
226
226 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
84.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daion
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daion is Black at 84.1%. The next largest groups are White (5.8%) and Two or More Races (5.8%). 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 Daion 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 Daion at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American84.1% · 190
- White5.8% · 13
- Two or more races5.8% · 13
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 3
Popularity
Daion: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daion from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 119 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
Daion 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 Daion during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daion
The name Daion has its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization that once flourished in the region of modern-day Italy. Derived from the Etruscan word "daiune," meaning "radiant" or "luminous," this name was bestowed upon children with the hope that they would live a life filled with brightness and enlightenment.
Etruscan culture, which thrived between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC, had a profound influence on the development of ancient Rome. It is believed that the name Daion first appeared in Etruscan texts and inscriptions dating back to the 6th century BC, though its precise origins remain shrouded in the mists of time.
As the Etruscan civilization waned and Rome rose to power, the name Daion found its way into the annals of Roman history. One of the earliest recorded instances of this name can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who chronicled the life of a Roman statesman named Daion Cornelius, who lived during the 2nd century BC.
Throughout the ages, the name Daion has been borne by numerous individuals of note. In the 5th century AD, a Christian monk named Daion of Antioch gained renown for his scholarly pursuits and his contributions to the preservation of ancient manuscripts. Another Daion, a 10th-century Byzantine general, was celebrated for his military prowess and his pivotal role in defending the empire against foreign invaders.
During the Renaissance period, Daion Boccaccio, an Italian poet and humanist born in 1313, left an indelible mark on the literary world with his masterpiece, the Decameron. His contemporary, Daion da Vinci, a Renaissance polymath born in 1452, was renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to art, science, and engineering, including his iconic Mona Lisa painting and his pioneering work on human anatomy.
In more recent times, the name Daion has been carried by notable figures such as Daion Kossuth, a 19th-century Hungarian statesman and leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and Daion Berlioz, a French Romantic composer born in 1803, whose works, including the Symphonie Fantastique, continue to captivate audiences worldwide.
People
Daion + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daion 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
Daion: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daion?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 244 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daion 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 1,404,731 US residents.
Is Daion a common name?
We classify Daion as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 247 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daion most popular?
The single biggest year for Daion was 2003, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daion 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 Daion in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 226 people with the name Daion, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,529 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 Daion 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 Daion?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daion leans strongly male. 194 people counted with this name were male (86.6%), compared with 30 female bearers (13.4%). 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 Daion?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daion is Black at 84.1%. The next largest groups are White (5.8%) and Two or More Races (5.8%). 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 Daion most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Daion in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.1% (190 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 Daion in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daion a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daion 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 Daion still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daion 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 Daion 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 are called Daion?
You can see how many people share the name Daion on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.