How Many People Are Named Dionna?
An estimated 3,584 people in the United States have the first name Dionna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Dionna peaked in popularity in 1994 with 163 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dionna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dionna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,584
About 1 in 95,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1994
163 births
Total Registered
3,772
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dionna
Dionna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,772 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Dionna as a male name
Ranked #8,219 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Dionna as a female name
Ranked #7,344 in 2023
15 female births in 2023
Peak: 1994 (163 births)
Dionna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dionna span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,086 babies were registered. Dionna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dionna by Decade
How has Dionna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dionna by State
Birth registrations for Dionna span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Connecticut, Arizona, Alabama. On average, about 81 Dionnas were registered per state.
Dionna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dionna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dionna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dionna?
We estimate approximately 3,584 people named Dionna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 95,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Dionna a common name?
Dionna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,772 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dionna most popular?
Dionna reached peak popularity in 1994, when 163 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dionna is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dionna a female name?
Dionna is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dionna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dionna Smith, Dionna Johnson, Dionna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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