Recorded 1916–2012 Girls' name Peak 1974 234 births

Dionisia — girls' name

234 babies named Dionisia in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s481930s101960s111970s411980s551990s342000s232010s6
1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Dionisia was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dionisia in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dionisia

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Dionisia between 1916 and 2012, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dionisia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dionisia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dionisia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dionisia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dionisia 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 234 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.

Dionisia at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

234

Since 1916

97 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1916

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2012

Dionisia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1916

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
4681012 20121998198719811974193219241916 6

Dionisia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
55 births that decade — 24% of Dionisia's all-time total
1910s61920s481930s101960s111970s411980s551990s342000s232010s6

Dionisia by state

Where Dionisia concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dionisia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 10.7%
Texas share of Dionisia's total US births 10.7%

25 of 234 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dionisia?
234 babies have been named Dionisia since 1916. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Dionisia most popular?
Dionisia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Dionisia most popular?
The top states for the name Dionisia are Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Dionisia been used?
Dionisia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 97 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Dionisia?
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, 1916–2012 (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.