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Dionel

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Dionel has been given to about 121 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 117
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dionel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2007 · 10
  • Born in 20255
  • All time121

How popular is Dionel?

Its best year was 2007, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 7741st. The typical living American called Dionel is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Dionel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lionel0.88
  2. Donell0.73
  3. Donnell0.71
  4. Leonel0.70
  5. Yoel0.67
  6. Dion0.60
  7. Joel0.57
  8. Miguel0.57

Middle names for Dionel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dionel Paul0.77
  2. Dionel John0.77
  3. Dionel Blake0.76
  4. Dionel Wade0.76
  5. Dionel Ross0.76
  6. Dionel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Dionel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.75
  2. Azariasister · 0.74
  3. Soleilsister · 0.74
  4. Keziahsister · 0.74
  5. Mustafabrother · 0.73
  6. Abdullahbrother · 0.73

Where Dionel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dionel Anderson0.77
    2. Dionel White0.72
    3. Dionel Nguyen0.72
    4. Dionel Moore0.72
    5. Dionel Hill0.72
    6. Dionel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dionel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.