Dior
Christian Dior SE, commonly known as Dior, is a French fashion house and multinational corporation of luxury goods. The original fashion house was founded by French designer Christian Dior in 1946 to make haute couture items. Clothing is now produced by Christian Dior Couture, which is a subsidiary of LVMH.
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Meaning & Origin of Dior
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christian Dior SE, commonly known as Dior, is a French fashion house and multinational corporation of luxury goods. The original fashion house was founded by French designer Christian Dior in 1946 to make haute couture items. Clothing is now produced by Christian Dior Couture, which is a subsidiary of LVMH.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Dior
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dior as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 613 newborns named Dior — #499 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Diors. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,174 among girl names with 204 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 5K Diors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dior as a boy name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 289 newborns named Dior — #841 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 60% of all recorded Diors. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,435 among boy names with 129 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 2K Diors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dior
Dior is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Dior's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #499. Use the chart and map above to compare Dior'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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