Girls' name · since 1916
Dionisia
Dionisia has 234 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dionisia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 234 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dionisia has been recorded 234 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2012.
- #18,225 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 234 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dionisia ranks #18,225 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dionisia's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dionisia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dionisia's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dionisia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2012
- Peak year (1974)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Dionisia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (55 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Dionisia's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Dionisia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (24% of all-time use).
Dionisia by state
Where Dionisia concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 10.7% |
25 of 234 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dionisia's data
- Dionisia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dionisias (25 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dionisia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1916–2012 (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 Dionisia 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.