Dionne
Dionne is both a modern feminine given name and a French Canadian surname. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Dionne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dionne is both a modern feminine given name and a French Canadian surname. People with the name include:
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The Story of Dionne
Dionne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1931, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 835 Dionnes were born — ranking #321 that year. As of 2026, Dionne ranks #7,069 for baby girls with 15 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 10K Dionnes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dionne
Dionne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Dionne's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #321. Use the chart and map above to compare Dionne'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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