Recorded 1942–2021 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,509 births

Diona — girls' name

1,509 babies named Diona in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s461950s451960s1651970s3251980s3291990s3392000s1702010s762020s14
1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Diona was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

55 babies were named Diona in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diona

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,509 babies named Diona between 1942 and 2021, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Diona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diona performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Diona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Diona in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diona 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 1,509 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.

Diona at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,509

Since 1942

80 years of records

Peak year

1994

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1942

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2021

Diona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1942

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1994)
55
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
0204060 202120102001199219831974196519531942 5

Diona by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
339 births that decade — 22% of Diona's all-time total
1940s461950s451960s1651970s3251980s3291990s3392000s1702010s762020s14

Diona by state

Where Diona concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Diona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 3.8%
#2 Ohio
21 1.4%
#3 Illinois
16 1.1%
#4 Texas
15 1.0%
#5 New York
10 0.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
7 0.5%
#7 Michigan
6 0.4%
#8 Missouri
6 0.4%
California share of Diona's total US births 3.8%
Even split

58 of 1,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diona?
1,509 babies have been named Diona since 1942. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1994 with 55 births.
When was Diona most popular?
Diona was most popular in the 1990s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Diona most popular?
The top states for the name Diona are California (58 births), Ohio (21 births), Illinois (16 births).
How long has the name Diona been used?
Diona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 80 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Diona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dionne, Dior, Dionna, Dione, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1942–2021 (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.