Given name

Dionysia

“a gift from Dionysus, god of wine”

Dionysia is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a gift from Dionysus, god of wine.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Greek interpretation is “a gift from Dionysus, god of wine.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

How it developed

In Latin usage, Dionysia is a feminine form of Dionysius.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Dionysia through the years

Babies since 1880
43
0 boys · 43 girls
Most popular year
1975
6 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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024619401960198020002025Highest share 19750.0
Dionysia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1925–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 193 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Dionysia’s family of names

Dionysia has an affectionate form in Dwight. In English usage, Dionysia shares an earlier linguistic root with Denise. Dionysia has a related form in Dionis.

Walk Dionysia’s family in the name graph

DionysiaDwightDionisDionisaDionyziaDionyzaDionyssiaDionysieDionysaDionyseaDeniseDenisseDionisiaDenisaDenyseDionysius

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Dionysia has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

EnglishCebuanoAncient Greek

3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 9

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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