Dionicio
Man dedicated to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and revelry.
Name Census estimates that about 1,505 living Americans carry the first name Dionicio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dionicio today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dionicio births was 1976 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dionicio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 227,744 Americans
Peak year
1976
33 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,189
Tracked since 1882
Census
Dionicio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,437 people with the first name Dionicio, which placed it at #5,104 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,104
National first-name rank
People counted
3.4K
3,437 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dionicio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dionicio is Hispanic at 94.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.8%) and White (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dionicio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dionicio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.4% · 3,244
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 96
- White1.5% · 52
- Black or African American0.7% · 25
- Two or more races0.4% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 6
Popularity
Dionicio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dionicio from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 251 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dionicio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dionicio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dionicios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, New Mexico recorded the most babies named Dionicio, while New Mexico, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 400 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dionicio
The given name Dionicio has its roots in the Greek language and culture, originating from the name Dionysios or Dionysius, derived from the Greek god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy, Dionysus. The earliest known references to the name can be traced back to ancient Greek literature and mythology, where Dionysus was a central figure celebrated in festivals and religious rites.
During the classical era, the name Dionysios or Dionysius was commonly used among Greek populations, particularly in regions where the cult of Dionysus was prominent, such as Thrace, Macedonia, and Asia Minor. As the Hellenistic culture spread across the Mediterranean, the name gained popularity in various regions under the influence of the Greek civilization.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the name Dionysius was Dionysius I, a tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, who lived from 430 BC to 367 BC. Another notable figure was Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a Greek historian who lived in the 1st century BC and wrote extensively on Roman antiquities.
In the early Christian era, the name Dionysius was adopted by several saints and church leaders. Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, a Judeo-Greek follower of St. Paul and the first bishop of Athens, lived in the 1st century AD. Saint Dionysius of Alexandria, an influential theologian and bishop of Alexandria, lived from around 190 AD to 265 AD.
Later, in the 6th century, a influential figure known as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, an anonymous Christian Neo-Platonist philosopher and theologian, wrote extensively under the name Dionysius the Areopagite, contributing to the development of Christian mysticism and apophatic theology.
As the name spread across Europe, it evolved into various forms, such as Dionicio in Spanish and Italian cultures. One notable figure bearing this variation was Dionicio Cisneros (1679-1758), a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Guadix and Baza in Spain.
Over the centuries, the name Dionicio has been used by numerous individuals, though its popularity has varied across different regions and time periods. It remains a testament to the enduring influence of Greek culture and mythology, carrying the essence of the god Dionysus and the celebration of life's pleasures and festivities.
People
Dionicio + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
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FAQ
Dionicio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dionicio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,505 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dionicio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 227,744 US residents.
Is Dionicio a common name?
We classify Dionicio as "Rare". It ranks above 92.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,081 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dionicio most popular?
The single biggest year for Dionicio was 1976, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dionicio is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dionicio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,437 people with the name Dionicio, or 1.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,104 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dionicio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dionicio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dionicio appears almost entirely male. Of the 3,427 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dionicio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dionicio is Hispanic at 94.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.8%) and White (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dionicio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Dionicio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.4% (3,244 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dionicio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dionicio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dionicio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dionicio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dionicio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dionicio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Dionicio?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.