Fun Facts About the Name Dior
- More than 7 thousand babies named Dior: U.S. records list 7,391 babies given the name Dior from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 2,136 boys received the name Dior - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Dior Mean?
Dior is best known as a French family name, and its literal meaning is not settled. One common explanation links it to the French phrase d'or, meaning "of gold," which would make it a nickname or descriptive surname - for a goldsmith, for someone who handled gold, or for something golden in appearance. This reading is often treated as folk etymology rather than a proven derivation, since the spelling and sound can be explained other ways. A second line of explanation treats Dior as a patronymic surname built from a medieval personal name, but the exact base name is not agreed on. Because the surviving evidence does not clearly decide between these possibilities, the name's literal sense remains uncertain.
Dior Name History & Origins
Dior is recorded as a surname in France, chiefly in the northern and western parts of the country, including Normandy. The family of the couturier Christian Dior (1905 - 1957) came from that region, and he founded his fashion house in Paris in 1946. The surname is older than the fashion house, but the brand made the word widely familiar far beyond France.
As a first name, Dior is a modern usage drawn from the surname and its well-known brand. It appears mainly as a girl's name in the English-speaking world. Its life as a given name is short compared with its long use as a family name, and the two histories should not be confused.
How Popular is the Name Dior?
Dior recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2020. Its best rank was #499 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,126 | 208 | 0.0129% |
| 2024 | #984 | 262 | 0.0162% |
| 2023 | #730 | 385 | 0.0240% |
| 2022 | #644 | 457 | 0.0279% |
| 2021 | #542 | 563 | 0.0343% |
| 2020 | #499 | 613 | 0.0379% |
| 2019 | #605 | 500 | 0.0298% |
| 2018 | #793 | 344 | 0.0202% |
| 2017 | #1,362 | 170 | 0.0099% |
| 2016 | #1,456 | 158 | 0.0089% |
| 2015 | #1,440 | 160 | 0.0090% |
| 2014 | #1,537 | 142 | 0.0080% |
| 2013 | #1,661 | 128 | 0.0073% |
| 2012 | #1,681 | 126 | 0.0072% |
| 2011 | #1,623 | 133 | 0.0076% |
| 2010 | #1,775 | 116 | 0.0065% |
| 2009 | #1,650 | 135 | 0.0073% |
| 2008 | #2,140 | 94 | 0.0050% |
| 2007 | #2,332 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 2006 | #2,380 | 79 | 0.0042% |
| 2005 | #2,907 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2004 | #2,817 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 2003 | #4,452 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #5,513 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #8,342 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #8,173 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,993 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #8,775 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #7,410 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #6,834 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #8,971 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #6,783 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,649 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #7,165 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #9,576 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #8,679 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #8,224 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #6,378 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #8,787 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #7,763 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,629 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #8,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #3,552 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #7,585 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #8,265 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #8,728 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,590 | 107 | 0.0063% |
| 2024 | #1,322 | 145 | 0.0085% |
| 2023 | #1,225 | 161 | 0.0094% |
| 2022 | #842 | 289 | 0.0166% |
| 2021 | #880 | 263 | 0.0150% |
| 2020 | #867 | 260 | 0.0151% |
| 2019 | #1,305 | 141 | 0.0079% |
| 2018 | #1,996 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 2017 | #3,908 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,123 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #3,310 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #2,635 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #3,283 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #3,397 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #3,625 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #2,597 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2009 | #3,420 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #2,896 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #4,533 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #2,845 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #3,403 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #4,844 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,153 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,820 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #5,767 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,442 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #4,401 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,458 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,502 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #4,968 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #6,551 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #5,987 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #5,102 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #4,167 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #3,694 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #4,473 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #4,916 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #3,975 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,333 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #4,984 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #4,129 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,117 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,499 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #6,616 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Dior Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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