Dione
The Story of Dione
As a girl name
Dione first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1929, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 161 Diones were born — ranking #840 that year. As of 2026, Dione ranks #12,180 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Diones have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dione first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1965, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 21 Diones were born — ranking #1,939 that year. As of 2026, Dione ranks #10,599 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 567 Diones have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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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.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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