ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👧As Girl Name 1929 First Year 2023 Last Year 1970 Peak Year #840 Peak Rank 2K Total Count 82 Years Active 👦As Boy Name 1965 First Year 2020 Last Year 1970 Peak Year #1939 Peak Rank 567 Total Count 52 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Dione What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Dione is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, English. Origin data from [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/). ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Greek Mythology * English 📖 ## The Story of Dione ### As a girl name American parents first put Dione on the record books as a girl name in 1929, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 161 Diones were born — ranking #840 that year. About 40% of every Dione on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Dione last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s. ### As a boy name The earliest SSA record of Dione as a boy name dates back to 1965, when 8 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Dione — #1,939 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Dione on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Dione last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 567 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Dione Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dione. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Dionne](/dionne) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Dione Phonetically similar names — useful when Dione is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Deon](/deon) * [Deion](/deion) * [Dionne](/dionne) * [Dion](/dion) * [Deanne](/deanne) * [Deann](/deann) * Diom * Dnn * [Dwan](/dwan) * [Dean](/dean) * [Diane](/diane) * [Deen](/deen) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Dione What does the name Dione mean? Dione is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, English. What is the origin of the name Dione? Dione has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Greek Mythology, English. How popular is Dione in 2026? In 2026, Dione ranks #12,180 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year. When was Dione most popular? Dione reached its peak popularity in 1970, ranking #840 that year with 161 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Dione most popular? Dione has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Dione. Is Dione a unisex name? Yes — Dione is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 81% of Diones assigned female and 19% assigned male historically. What names go well with Dione? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Dione include Hertha, Theta, Trudi. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Dione? Common variants and related forms of Dione include Dionne. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧HerthaPeak #840](/hertha)[👧ThetaPeak #840](/theta)[👧TrudiPeak #840](/trudi)[👧MalayahPeak #840](/malayah) ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦JeronimoPeak #1938](/jeronimo)[👦VickeyPeak #1938](/vickey)[👦CordarroPeak #1938](/cordarro)[👦GovernorPeak #1941](/governor) ## About the name Dione Dione is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dione's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #840\. Use the chart and map above to compare Dione's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1970 → ](/year/1970) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.