Recorded 1951–2023 Girls' name Peak 1994 3,767 births

Dionna — girls' name

3,767 babies named Dionna in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s1931970s6171980s8251990s10862000s6872010s2962020s58
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Dionna was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

163 babies were named Dionna in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dionna

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,767 babies named Dionna between 1951 and 2023, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dionna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 163 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dionna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,086 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Dionna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 296 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Dionna in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dionna 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 3,767 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.

Dionna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

3,767

Since 1951

73 years of records

Peak year

1994

163 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1951

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dionna popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1951

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
163
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Dionna popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Dionna as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Dionna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,086 births that decade — 29% of Dionna's all-time total
1950s51960s1931970s6171980s8251990s10862000s6872010s2962020s58

Dionna by state

Where Dionna concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dionna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
296 7.9%
#2 California
262 7.0%
#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%
Ohio share of Dionna's total US births 7.9%
Even split

296 of 3,767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Dionna appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dionna?
3,767 babies have been named Dionna since 1951. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 163 births.
When was Dionna most popular?
Dionna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,086 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dionna most popular?
The top states for the name Dionna are Ohio (296 births), California (262 births), Illinois (204 births).
How long has the name Dionna been used?
Dionna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 73 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dionna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dionne, Dior, Dione, Diona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1951–2023 (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.