Names / Boy names
Dionysus
Current rank
#7,808
holding steady
All-time peak
#4,188
in 1973
First recorded
1973
in U.S. data
Children named
99
since 1973
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,188 in 1973 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Dionysus first shows up in 1973. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 99 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.