girl's name

Dionne

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 11,994

Northern Ireland

#467

2007 births

Dionne is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Dionne is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1970, when 850 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1931.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dionne over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

4,297
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Dionne by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 65
1940s 85
1950s 288
1960s 2,576
1970s 4,297
1980s 1,601
1990s 684
2000s 344
2010s 235
2020s (to 2025) 130

How popular is Dionne?

In 2025, Dionne was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Dionne is used

Northern Ireland #467 3 in 2007
Ireland #796 4 in 2008
Scotland #902 3 in 2013
France #6,310 5 in 2024
England & Wales #6,889 3 in 2025
United States #6,952 21 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dionne

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dionne also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dionne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dionne

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dionne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dionne

How popular is the name Dionne?

In 2025, Dionne was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Dionne a girl's or a boy's name?

Dionne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dionne?

Dionne has 2 syllables.

When was Dionne most popular?

Dionne peaked in 1970, when 850 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Dionne a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dionne currently ranks #6,889 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.