Dian

Where Dian comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Dian.

Dian through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,979 among girls with 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, the most in any year.
  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 on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

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.