Recorded 1912–2007 Girls' name Peak 1966 320 births

Dionicia — girls' name

320 babies named Dionicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s461930s341950s221960s291970s361980s521990s472000s23
1980s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Dionicia was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dionicia in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dionicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Dionicia between 1912 and 2007, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dionicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dionicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dionicia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dionicia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dionicia 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 320 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.

Dionicia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

320

Since 1912

96 years of records

Peak year

1966

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1912

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2007

Dionicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1912

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1966)
10
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
4681012 20071995198519761959193219211912 7

Dionicia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 16% of Dionicia's all-time total
1910s311920s461930s341950s221960s291970s361980s521990s472000s23

Dionicia by state

Where Dionicia concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dionicia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
65 20.3%
#2 California
11 3.4%
Texas share of Dionicia's total US births 20.3%
Even split

65 of 320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dionicia?
320 babies have been named Dionicia since 1912. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1966 with 10 births.
When was Dionicia most popular?
Dionicia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Dionicia most popular?
The top states for the name Dionicia are Texas (65 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Dionicia been used?
Dionicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 96 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Dionicia?
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, 1912–2007 (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.