US rank #8973 Boys' name Peak 1976 2,081 births

Dionicio — #8973 US boys' name

2,081 babies named Dionicio in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s151900s221910s771920s1601930s1621940s1571950s1691960s1761970s2261980s2171990s2512000s2302010s1562020s63
#8973
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 37% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

12% of everyone ever named Dionicio was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

33 babies were named Dionicio in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dionicio

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,081 babies named Dionicio between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dionicio currently holds the #8973 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dionicio performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 251 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Dionicio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 925 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Dionicio in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dionicio 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 2,081 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.

Dionicio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,081

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

1976

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,973

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dionicio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
33
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
010203040 202420081992197619601944192819121882 5

Dionicio by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
251 births that decade — 12% of Dionicio's all-time total
1880s151900s221910s771920s1601930s1621940s1571950s1691960s1761970s2261980s2171990s2512000s2302010s1562020s63

Dionicio by state

Where Dionicio concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dionicio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
925 44.4%
#2 California
262 12.6%
#3 New Mexico
12 0.6%
Texas share of Dionicio's total US births 44.4%
Even split

925 of 2,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dionicio?
2,081 babies have been named Dionicio since 1882. It currently ranks #8973 among boys. The peak year was 1976 with 33 births.
When was Dionicio most popular?
Dionicio was most popular in the 1990s decade with 251 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Dionicio most popular?
The top states for the name Dionicio are Texas (925 births), California (262 births), New Mexico (12 births).
How long has the name Dionicio been used?
Dionicio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dionicio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dion, Dionte, Dior, Diondre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1882–2024 (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.