US rank #6199 Boys' name Peak 1977 1,188 births

Dionisio — #6199 US boys' name

1,188 babies named Dionisio in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s461920s841930s581940s531950s941960s1281970s1551980s1231990s1542000s1332010s1042020s56
#6199
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Dionisio was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

23 babies were named Dionisio in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dionisio

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,188 babies named Dionisio between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dionisio currently holds the #6199 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dionisio performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Dionisio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dionisio in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dionisio 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 1,188 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.

Dionisio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,188

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

1977

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#6,199

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dionisio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
23
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Dionisio by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
155 births that decade — 13% of Dionisio's all-time total
1910s461920s841930s581940s531950s941960s1281970s1551980s1231990s1542000s1332010s1042020s56

Dionisio by state

Where Dionisio concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Dionisio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
101 8.5%
#2 California
63 5.3%
#3 New York
63 5.3%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.4%
Texas share of Dionisio's total US births 8.5%
Even split

101 of 1,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dionisio?
1,188 babies have been named Dionisio since 1913. It currently ranks #6199 among boys. The peak year was 1977 with 23 births.
When was Dionisio most popular?
Dionisio was most popular in the 1970s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Dionisio most popular?
The top states for the name Dionisio are Texas (101 births), California (63 births), New York (63 births).
How long has the name Dionisio been used?
Dionisio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dionisio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dion, Dionte, Dionicio, Dior, 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, 1913–2024 (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.