Dionnie
A feminine variant of the name Dionne derived from Greek mythology.
Name Census estimates that about 16 living Americans carry the first name Dionnie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dionnie today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dionnie births was 1975 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dionnie. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Dionnie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
16
~ 1 in 21,422,146 Americans
Peak year
1975
7 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
1975 SSA rank
#7,365
Tracked since 1968
Popularity
Dionnie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dionnie from the 1960s through to the 1970s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 13 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dionnie 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 Dionnie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dionnie
The name Dionnie is believed to have originated from the ancient Greek name Dionysos, the god of fertility, wine, and religious ecstasy. Dionysos was one of the most widely-worshipped deities in ancient Greece, and his cult spread throughout the Mediterranean region.
The name Dionnie likely evolved from the Latin form of the name, Dionysius, which was popular among early Christians. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Dionnie comes from a 5th-century Christian martyr named Dionysius the Areopagite, who was converted by St. Paul in Athens.
In the Middle Ages, the name Dionysius was common among monks and clergymen. One notable example is Dionysius Exiguus, a 6th-century monk who introduced the modern calendar system, with years numbered from the birth of Christ.
During the Renaissance, the name Dionysius was popular among intellectuals and artists. A famous bearer of the name was Dionysius the Carthusian, a 15th-century theologian and philosopher known for his writings on mysticism.
In the 16th century, the name Dionysius was sometimes anglicized as Dennis or Denys. One famous bearer of this variant was the English poet Sir John Denys, who lived from 1615 to 1692.
The name Dionnie itself is a more modern variant, likely derived from the French form of the name, Denise. It is possible that the spelling with the double "n" was influenced by other names of Greek origin, such as Tonia or Antonia.
People
Dionnie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dionnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dionnie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dionnie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 16 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dionnie 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 21,422,146 US residents.
Is Dionnie a common name?
We classify Dionnie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 36.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 18 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dionnie most popular?
The single biggest year for Dionnie was 1975, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dionnie is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Dionnie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dionnie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dionnie in the SSA data are female. 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 Dionnie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dionnie 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 Dionnie 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Dionnie as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.