Dior

Dior: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “golden”
Origin: French
Say it: dee-OR · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (71% girls, 29% boys since 1880)

Used as a surname and given name; as a surname it is generally linked to French d'or, meaning 'of gold' or 'golden.' Best known from the fashion house of Christian Dior.

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How popular is Dior?

2024122 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 Dior in 2024407

2024 rank#986 girls

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18807,076

Dior is rising: use over the last five years is 4.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Dior

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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NoelChristmas · French
Bellamyfine friend · French
Chandlercandle maker · French
Landryruler of the land · French
Mariondrop of the sea · French
Denimfrom Nîmes · French
Laramiefrom La Ramée · French

Dior questions

What does the name Dior mean?

Dior means "golden". It comes from French. Used as a surname and given name; as a surname it is generally linked to French d'or, meaning 'of gold' or 'golden.' Best known from the fashion house of Christian Dior.

Is Dior a boy or girl name?

Dior is used for both: about 71% of US babies named Dior since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Dior?

407 US babies were named Dior in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Dior?

Dior is usually pronounced dee-OR.

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.