Dione Boy & girl
How popular is Dione?
Peaked in 1970
No babies were recorded with the name Dione in 2025. It was most used in 1970, when 161 girls got the name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
Dione popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls, 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1970 (161 girls) |
| Highest rank | #840 in 1970 |
| First recorded | 1929 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 44% boys, 56% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dione counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Diane family of names ranked #1,517 for girls in 2025 (#1,472 the year before), with 103 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Dione by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1930s | 78 | #1,876 |
| 1940s | 52 | #3,392 |
| 1950s | 172 | #2,288 |
| 1960s | 516 | #881 |
| 1970s | 948 | #840 |
| 1980s | 381 | #1,641 |
| 1990s | 99 | #6,068 |
| 2000s | 63 | #8,189 |
| 2010s | 38 | #8,772 |
| 2020s | 21 | #10,378 |
Questions
- Is Dione a boy or girl name?
- Dione is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 44% of babies named Dione were boys and 56% were girls.
- How popular is the name Dione?
- No babies were recorded with the name Dione in 2025. It was most used in 1970, when 161 girls got the name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
- When was Dione most popular?
- Dione peaked in 1970, when 161 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #840 in 1970.
- How many people are named Dione?
- 2,946 babies have been named Dione in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,687 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 52.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.