Recorded 1976–2018 Boys' name Peak 1990 364 births

Dionta — boys' name

364 babies named Dionta in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s891990s1722000s452010s34
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Dionta was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

27 babies were named Dionta in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dionta

The Social Security Administration has registered 364 babies named Dionta between 1976 and 2018, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dionta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dionta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dionta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dionta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dionta 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 364 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.

Dionta at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

364

Since 1976

43 years of records

Peak year

1990

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1976

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2018

Dionta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1976

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1990)
27
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Dionta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
172 births that decade — 47% of Dionta's all-time total
1970s241980s891990s1722000s452010s34

Dionta by state

Where Dionta concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dionta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
33 9.1%
Illinois share of Dionta's total US births 9.1%

33 of 364 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dionta?
364 babies have been named Dionta since 1976. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1990 with 27 births.
When was Dionta most popular?
Dionta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Dionta most popular?
The top states for the name Dionta are Illinois (33 births).
How long has the name Dionta been used?
Dionta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 43 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dionta?
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.

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, 1976–2018 (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.