Dian

Where Dian comes from

Dian hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,979 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1932
    Dian Fossey born
    American zoologist, gorilla researcher
  3. 1946
    Peak, #459
    287 babies named Dian — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1952
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #745.
  5. 1982
    Dian Sastrowardoyo born
    Indonesian artist
  6. 2007
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Dian Fossey · American zoologist, gorilla researcher, 1932–1985
  • Dian Sastrowardoyo · Indonesian artist, born 1982
  • Dian Bachar · American actor, born 1970
  • Dian Fitriani · Indonesian badminton player, born 1993
  • Dian Agus Prasetyo · Indonesian footballer, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.