Boys' name · since 1882
Dionicio
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 2,094 babies named Dionicio, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,094
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dionicio is the #6457 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,094 recorded since 1882.
Dionicio has 2,094 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6457 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #3,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,457 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,094 born since 1882
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dionicio ranks #3,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,457 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,094 born since 1882, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,094
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dionicio's 2,094 recorded births place it above 92.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dionicio compares
2,094 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dionicio's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dionicio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,094 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dionicio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dionicio's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dionicio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Dionicio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (251 births, 12% of the file).
1990s was Dionicio's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Dionicio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s 77
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
160 births
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s
1940s
157 births
- 1950s
1950s
169 births
- 1960s
1960s
176 births
- 1970s
1970s
226 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s
1990s
251 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 251 births (12% of all-time use).
How Dionicio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dionicio's total volume
Dionicio by state
Where Dionicio concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 925 | 44.2% |
| #2 | California | | 262 | 12.5% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 12 | 0.6% |
925 of 2,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dionicio's data
- Dionicio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dionicios (925 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dionicio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dionicio draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.