Dionne

Dionne: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “divine; of Dionysius”
Origin: French
Say it: dee-ON · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (96% of all uses)

French surname and given name, often treated as a feminine form related to Dion or Dionysius. It may also reflect a French place-name or family-name usage.

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How popular is Dionne?

20244.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Dionne in 202415

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188010,285

Dionne is steady now but far below its 1970 peak.

Names like Dionne

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Dionne questions

What does the name Dionne mean?

Dionne means "divine; of Dionysius". It comes from French. French surname and given name, often treated as a feminine form related to Dion or Dionysius. It may also reflect a French place-name or family-name usage.

Is Dionne a boy or girl name?

Dionne is mainly a girl's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dionne?

15 US babies were named Dionne in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Dionne?

Dionne is usually pronounced dee-ON.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.