US rank #3647 Boys' name Peak 2021 227 births

Dio — #3647 US boys' name

227 babies named Dio in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s102010s802020s131
#3647
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Dio was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

33 babies were named Dio in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dio

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Dio between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dio currently holds the #3647 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dio performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 227 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

227

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2021

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,647

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
33
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 20242022202020182015201320101994 6

Dio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
131 births that decade — 58% of Dio's all-time total
1990s62000s102010s802020s131

Dio by state

Where Dio concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 11.0%
#2 Texas
11 4.8%
California share of Dio's total US births 11.0%
Even split

25 of 227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dio?
227 babies have been named Dio since 1994. It currently ranks #3647 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 33 births.
When was Dio most popular?
Dio was most popular in the 2020s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Dio most popular?
The top states for the name Dio are California (25 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Dio been used?
Dio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dion, Dionte, Dionicio, Dior, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.