Dione
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Dione is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Jupiter”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Dione mean?
Greek
“of Jupiter”
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Dione a girl's or a boy's name?
Dione is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dione in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 55 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dione in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Dione in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 22 | #1,125 |
| 2002 | 26 | #962 |
| 2001 | 55 | #571 |
| 2000 | 32 | #792 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
How popular is Dione in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1970, with 161 girls. It first appears in the records in 1929. 6 boys were also named Dione in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Dione in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1965, 85% of the babies named Dione in the US were girls. By 2001 it was 36%, with more boys than girls since 1991.
Dione in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 40 | #2,439 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,641 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,704 |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,770 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,938 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,538 |
| 1976 | 58 | #1,677 |
| 1975 | 79 | #1,350 |
| 1974 | 99 | #1,157 |
| 1973 | 105 | #1,088 |
| 1972 | 121 | #988 |
| 1971 | 144 | #909 |
| 1970 | 161 | #840 |
| 1969 | 142 | #881 |
| 1968 | 90 | #1,123 |
| 1967 | 64 | #1,372 |
| 1966 | 63 | #1,385 |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,689 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,411 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,781 |
| 1961 | 22 | #2,607 |
| 1960 | 30 | #2,096 |
| 1959 | 25 | #2,288 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 19 | #2,621 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,838 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 21 | #2,300 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,693 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,274 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,876 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,579 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
Names like Dione
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Darcie Daphne Nicole Erin Ffion Michelle Robyn Caitlin Jasmine Holly Marnie Katherine
Names related to Dione
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dione: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dione, updated 20 October 2026.