Djon

Boys' name

Yahweh is gracious, through John

Djon has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 1990. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1993, with 12 recorded.

Babies named Djon, 2011

1 in 732,000

Djon over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Djon: meaning, origin, and history

Yahweh is gracious, through John

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Djon means

Djon belongs to the name family reached through Djon → John. Its meaning is “Yahweh is gracious”.

Origin, language, and formation

Djon is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include John.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 99 boys were recorded with the name Djon between 1990 and 2011. Its highest annual count was 12 in 1993; its best national rank was #4,783 in 1993.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Djon?

Djon had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2011, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2011: 1 in 732,000; 5 of 3,657,935 births
Among boys only: 1 in 380,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2011: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 507,099 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Djon sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2011 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 507,099 children born in 2011 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Djon. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Djons were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Djon was born before 1996 — so the typical Djon is around 29 today.

Median birth year: 1996; About 29 years old
Biggest decade: 1990s; 75.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 99; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1990s — 75.8% of all recorded uses (75).

Is Djon rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1993 (12)
Years since peak: 32; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 43.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,783; 1993

Spellings of Djon

Djon is not the most common spelling — John is, with 74.7% against Djon's <0.01%.

John74.7%5,182,633
Joe6.5%453,255
Dean2.8%192,930
Leon2.6%182,638
Jon2.4%168,142
Don2.4%167,632
Dan1.5%106,554
Devon1.0%72,673

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Djon by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,783; 1993
Peak year: 1993; 12 that year
First recorded: 1990
Last recorded: 2011
All-time count: 99
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Djon

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Lejon Gjon Taejon Ajon Bijon Sjon Shjon Kejon Tejon Kjon Tijon Rajon Kijon Trajon Tyjon Tayjon Tajon Rayjon Raijon Lajon Taijon Erjon Raejon Kajon

Sibling names for Djon

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Kaylene Jacquelynn Katlin Jessenia Brea Krysta Nikole Kalyn

For a brother

Rosendo Brandan Shaquille Tre Tylor Eloy Raheem Coty

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