Recorded 1972–2022 Boys' name Peak 2003 64 births

Dionysios — boys' name

64 babies named Dionysios in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s51990s52000s252010s142020s5
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Dionysios was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dionysios in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dionysios

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Dionysios between 1972 and 2022, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dionysios currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dionysios performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dionysios shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dionysios 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 64 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.

Dionysios at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

64

Since 1972

51 years of records

Peak year

2003

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1972

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dionysios popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1972

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Dionysios by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 39% of Dionysios's all-time total
1970s101980s51990s52000s252010s142020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dionysios?
64 babies have been named Dionysios since 1972. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Dionysios most popular?
Dionysios was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Dionysios been used?
Dionysios has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 51 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dionysios?
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, 1972–2022 (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.