Girls' name · since 1951
Dionna
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 3,775 babies named Dionna, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,775
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dionna is the #11088 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,775 recorded since 1951.
Dionna has 3,775 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11088 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, 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 1951 to 2025.
- #3,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,088 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,775 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dionna ranks #3,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,088 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,775 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,775
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dionna's 3,775 recorded births place it above 95.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Dionna compares
3,775 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Dionna's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dionna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,775 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 163 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dionna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dionna's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 163, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dionna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 163
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Dionna popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Dionna as boys' name)
Dionna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,086 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Dionna's strongest decade.
1,086 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dionna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 193
1960s
193 births
- 1970s
1970s
617 births
- 1980s
1980s
825 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,086 births
- 2000s
2000s
687 births
- 2010s 296
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,086 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dionna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dionna's total volume
Dionna by state
Where Dionna concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 296 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 262 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 204 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 182 | 4.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 167 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 107 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 78 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 64 | 1.7% |
296 of 3,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Dionna appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dionna's data
- Dionna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,086 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Dionnas (296 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dionna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Dionna 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.