Dione
Dione is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, English.
- Greek Mythology
- English
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 .
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
Popularity by State
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.
Names that sound like Dione
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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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 .
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.