Dior
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- DEE-or
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,125 for girls
Unisex
Dior is a name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 1,125th for girls in the US (208 babies).
What does Dior mean?
French: French surname
Taken from the fashion house founded in Paris by Christian Dior in 1946.
Is Dior a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dior has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 17 boys in the UK and 208 girls and 107 boys in the US.
How popular is Dior in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 165% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Dior, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 23 boys. 6 girls were also named Dior in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Dior in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2003, 69% of the babies named Dior in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 26%, with more boys than girls since 2021.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Dior in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Dior in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,125among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 208about 1 in 7,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 208 girls in the US were named Dior, making it the 1,125th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 499th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 613 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977. 107 boys were also named Dior in 2025 (1,585th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Dior than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Dior in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 66% of the babies named Dior in the US were girls.
Dior in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 208 | #1,125 |
| 2024 | 265 | #978 |
| 2023 | 385 | #730 |
| 2022 | 458 | #642 |
| 2021 | 564 | #542 |
| 2020 | 613 | #499 |
| 2019 | 500 | #605 |
| 2018 | 344 | #793 |
| 2017 | 170 | #1,360 |
| 2016 | 158 | #1,456 |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,437 |
| 2014 | 142 | #1,534 |
| 2013 | 128 | #1,660 |
| 2012 | 126 | #1,680 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,769 |
| 2009 | 135 | #1,650 |
| 2008 | 94 | #2,137 |
| 2007 | 82 | #2,328 |
| 2006 | 79 | #2,375 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Names like Dior
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Rowan Finn Cooper Ronan Brody Ezra Archer Rio Asher Finley River
Names related to Dior
More French names
Eleanor Beau Esme Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle
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, “Dior: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dior, updated 20 October 2026.