Dionne

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 95.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 835 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,860
since 1931

Dionne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dionne has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #321, 1970girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,83816#12,0085
2024#7,25115—
2023#6,92216#12,2395
2022#5,30924—
2021#5,39823—
2020#6,08319#9,5547
2019#8,13813—
2018#6,01020#9,6707
2017#8,77612—
2016#7,60215—
2015#6,23620—
2014#5,62523—
2013#6,46219—
2012#4,83629—
2011#4,46632#10,8086
2010#4,73530#8,1399
2009#4,80530#8,9858
2008#5,95523—
2007#4,94429#10,9216
2006#5,70923#9,5857
2005#6,52818#11,4725
2004#4,09334#11,3565
2003#4,10932#8,6437
2002#3,52338#9,3926
2001#3,78534—
2000#3,40439—
1999#2,99144#5,31712
1998#2,39858#8,4796
1997#2,17463#4,96012
1996#2,67246#4,39614
1995#2,42153#8,8685
1994#2,75244#4,09415
1993#1,85477#6,8167
1992#1,79880—
1991#2,07365#7,2716
1990#1,93871#7,1786
1989#1,52394#3,32517
1988#1,55185#3,91512
1987#1,38797#4,23910
1986#1,084138#3,44013
1985#1,133127#4,6988
1984#1,103125—
1983#959152#3,63011
1982#859179#4,2349
1981#712234#3,60111
1980#666265#3,09814
1979#789201#4,4038
1978#801187#2,66916
1977#612274#3,20312
1976#637242#2,70915
1975#521339#2,54016
1974#512336#2,54915
1973#415475#3,22310
1972#391529#2,41815
1971#344734#1,86223
1970#321835#2,39915
1969#327769#2,54912
1968#368606#2,9079
1967#449444#2,9858
1966#603246—
1965#627242—
1964#1,28175—
1963#1,58051—
1962#1,82639—
1961#1,95535—
1960#1,78940—
1959#1,85236—
1958#1,76238—
1957#1,95731—
1956#1,63742—
1955#2,06327—
1954#1,83632—
1953#1,64836—
1952#3,04013—
1951#2,93713—
1950#2,18520—
1949#3,39310—
1948#3,5939—
1947#3,24011—
1946#3,6658—
1945#2,74211—
1944#3,1399—
1943#3,8017—
1942#4,6225—
1941#3,0309—
1940#3,8636—
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1938#3,4507—
1937#3,8006—
1936#3,3767—
1935#3,1568—
1934#2,08715—
1933#2,68810—
1932#3,5687—
1931#4,3315—
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First appearance
1931

The first year at least five girls were named Dionne! It came in at #4,331, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1939, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dionne is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #327 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsMNIllinois: #328 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,006 girlsILWisconsin: #310 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsWIMichigan: #368 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,676 girlsMINew York: #499 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,564 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedIAIndiana: #381 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,954 girlsINOhio: #354 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,602 girlsOHPennsylvania: #331 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsPANew Jersey: #438 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,938 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #494 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedUTColorado: #312 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,739 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #475 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,165 girlsMOKentucky: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsKYWest Virginia: #336 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsWVVirginia: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,651 girlsVAMaryland: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 990 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedARTennessee: #386 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,744 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #345 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,325 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #491 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,676 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #106 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 376 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #248 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsLAMississippi: #351 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsMSAlabama: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsALGeorgia: #488 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,785 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dionne, so not publishedHITexas: #633 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,718 girlsTXFlorida: #312 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#106 · 1 in 376
  2. Maryland#203 · 1 in 990
  3. Louisiana#248 · 1 in 1,167
  4. Virginia#275 · 1 in 1,651
  5. Wisconsin#310 · 1 in 2,443

Best ever in a state: #64 in District of Columbia, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#106171 in 376
Maryland#203191 in 990
Louisiana#248221 in 1,167
Virginia#275171 in 1,651
Wisconsin#310111 in 2,443
Colorado#31291 in 1,739
Florida#312241 in 1,790
Minnesota#32781 in 2,847
Illinois#328351 in 2,006
Pennsylvania#331301 in 2,252
West Virginia#33651 in 2,276
North Carolina#345151 in 2,325
Mississippi#35181 in 2,051
Kentucky#35491 in 2,577
Ohio#354271 in 2,602
Alabama#364101 in 2,297
Michigan#368221 in 2,676
Indiana#381121 in 2,954
Tennessee#386101 in 2,744
New Jersey#438131 in 2,938
Missouri#47571 in 4,165
Georgia#48891 in 3,785
South Carolina#49151 in 3,676
California#494391 in 3,354
New York#499291 in 3,564
Texas#633201 in 4,718
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dionne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 413 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #6,838)
  • 755 spots since 2020 (#6,083 → #6,838)
  • 602 spots since 2015 (#6,236 → #6,838)
  • Biggest jump: 654 spots in 1965 (#1,281 → #627)
  • Biggest drop: 189 spots in 1978 (#612 → #801)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1931
  • Peaked 1970 at #321 (835 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 1965–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,094
  • Highest: 1 in 2,094 girls born in 1970 were named Dionne (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 100,454 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 42.1% of all girls named Dionne (4,152) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s65#2,087 (1934)#3,307
1940s85#2,742 (1945)#3,509
1950s288#1,637 (1956)#2,092
1960s2,547#327 (1969)#1,081
1970s4,152#321 (1970)#534
1980s1,496#666 (1980)#1,098
1990s601#1,798 (1992)#2,307
2000s300#3,404 (2000)#4,686
2010s213#4,466 (2011)#6,289
2020s113#5,309 (2022)#6,300

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dionne in 1973

girls
#415
475 births · 1 in 3,070 girls
boys
#3,223
10 births · 1 in 155,858 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #415Dionne475

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #3,223Dionne10
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 3,070 of them was named Dionne, which outranked 95.8% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dionne
  1. #412Krystal480
  2. #413Abigail479
  3. #414Doris477
  4. #415Dionne475
  5. #416Irma470
  6. #417Terra469
  7. #418Jeanine468
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 155,858 of them was named Dionne, which outranked 45.2% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dionne
  1. #3,013Yale11
  2. #3,013Yechiel11
  3. #3,013Zoltan11
  4. #3,223Dionne10
  5. #3,223Adron10
  6. #3,223Akida10
  7. #3,223Albino10
  8. #3,445Abu9
  9. #3,445Achilles9
  10. #3,445Adams9

Tied with 221 names at #3,223; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →