Given name & surname
Dior
“the golden one”
Dior is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “the golden one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “the golden one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dior through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,398
- 2,138 boys · 5,260 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 874 babies
- 2025
- 315
- #1,126 for girls · #1,590 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 29% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 208 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,126 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 107 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,869 as a first name in 2020; 179 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dior’s family of names
Dior has a related form in D'Or. Dior has a related form in Deor. Dior has a related form in Deorre.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dior
- Dior AngusEnglish association football playerborn 1994
- Dior LowhornAmerican basketball player (born 1987)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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