Diana
#244 for girls in 2025, 1,277 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #8,324
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1946 · 7,544 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 52 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 368,487since 1880
Diana over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #244 | 1,277 | — | |
| 2024 | #242 | 1,301 | — | |
| 2023 | #228 | 1,312 | — | |
| 2022 | #229 | 1,316 | — | |
| 2021 | #225 | 1,329 | — | |
| 2020 | #245 | 1,236 | — | |
| 2019 | #213 | 1,435 | — | |
| 2018 | #185 | 1,608 | — | |
| 2017 | #230 | 1,368 | — | |
| 2016 | #269 | 1,183 | — | |
| 2015 | #296 | 1,091 | — | |
| 2014 | #298 | 1,092 | — | |
| 2013 | #271 | 1,179 | — | |
| 2012 | #251 | 1,288 | — | |
| 2011 | #204 | 1,545 | — | |
| 2010 | #190 | 1,622 | — | |
| 2009 | #166 | 1,943 | — | |
| 2008 | #138 | 2,444 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #106 | 3,182 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #120 | 2,841 | — | |
| 2005 | #100 | 3,159 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #90 | 3,554 | #5,813 | 13 |
| 2003 | #108 | 3,149 | #5,035 | 15 |
| 2002 | #117 | 2,907 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #102 | 3,198 | — | |
| 2000 | #106 | 3,167 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #101 | 3,328 | #5,317 | 12 |
| 1998 | #83 | 3,853 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #97 | 3,586 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1996 | #107 | 2,951 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #105 | 3,167 | #4,052 | 15 |
| 1994 | #98 | 3,369 | #2,123 | 38 |
| 1993 | #94 | 3,389 | #2,295 | 33 |
| 1992 | #101 | 3,251 | #2,599 | 27 |
| 1991 | #103 | 3,342 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #98 | 3,548 | #2,373 | 29 |
| 1989 | #86 | 3,687 | #1,678 | 46 |
| 1988 | #85 | 3,489 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1987 | #85 | 3,354 | #1,793 | 36 |
| 1986 | #75 | 3,669 | #1,837 | 33 |
| 1985 | #74 | 3,686 | #1,724 | 35 |
| 1984 | #72 | 3,965 | #1,481 | 42 |
| 1983 | #69 | 4,039 | #1,822 | 30 |
| 1982 | #63 | 4,430 | #1,734 | 33 |
| 1981 | #75 | 3,971 | #2,204 | 23 |
| 1980 | #118 | 2,614 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #111 | 2,781 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #102 | 2,885 | #2,375 | 19 |
| 1977 | #100 | 2,846 | #2,665 | 16 |
| 1976 | #101 | 2,760 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #100 | 2,912 | #2,540 | 16 |
| 1974 | #87 | 3,513 | #2,129 | 20 |
| 1973 | #85 | 3,519 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #83 | 3,548 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #82 | 4,211 | #2,203 | 18 |
| 1970 | #89 | 4,373 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #81 | 4,525 | #2,046 | 17 |
| 1968 | #71 | 4,995 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1967 | #65 | 5,340 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #64 | 5,504 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #64 | 5,926 | #2,084 | 15 |
| 1964 | #63 | 7,070 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1963 | #62 | 7,310 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #57 | 7,842 | #1,423 | 30 |
| 1961 | #56 | 8,198 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | #53 | 8,327 | #1,910 | 18 |
| 1959 | #49 | 8,637 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #45 | 9,169 | #2,026 | 16 |
| 1957 | #43 | 9,433 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1956 | #56 | 7,851 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #55 | 7,847 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #57 | 7,624 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #55 | 7,438 | #1,677 | 21 |
| 1952 | #51 | 7,392 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #50 | 7,396 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #47 | 7,447 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #48 | 7,535 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #48 | 7,706 | #1,460 | 25 |
| 1947 | #48 | 7,622 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #42 | 7,544 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #43 | 6,047 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1944 | #60 | 4,311 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #62 | 4,337 | #1,833 | 16 |
| 1942 | #68 | 3,857 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1941 | #100 | 2,544 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #117 | 2,195 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #138 | 1,712 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #151 | 1,466 | — | |
| 1937 | #157 | 1,333 | — | |
| 1936 | #202 | 834 | — | |
| 1935 | #212 | 804 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #205 | 860 | — | |
| 1933 | #227 | 728 | — | |
| 1932 | #236 | 661 | — | |
| 1931 | #265 | 538 | — | |
| 1930 | #263 | 564 | — | |
| 1929 | #278 | 539 | — | |
| 1928 | #330 | 407 | — | |
| 1927 | #364 | 351 | — | |
| 1926 | #381 | 320 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #393 | 304 | — | |
| 1924 | #418 | 277 | — | |
| 1923 | #397 | 284 | — | |
| 1922 | #403 | 267 | — | |
| 1921 | #442 | 242 | — | |
| 1920 | #443 | 232 | — | |
| 1919 | #454 | 213 | — | |
| 1918 | #462 | 209 | — | |
| 1917 | #550 | 149 | — | |
| 1916 | #519 | 159 | — | |
| 1915 | #490 | 157 | — | |
| 1914 | #443 | 152 | — | |
| 1913 | #506 | 101 | — | |
| 1912 | #521 | 86 | — | |
| 1911 | #573 | 56 | — | |
| 1910 | #550 | 55 | — | |
| 1909 | #580 | 44 | — | |
| 1908 | #488 | 55 | — | |
| 1907 | #631 | 35 | — | |
| 1906 | #570 | 38 | — | |
| 1905 | #632 | 31 | — | |
| 1904 | #559 | 36 | — | |
| 1903 | #654 | 26 | — | |
| 1902 | #537 | 36 | — | |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | — | |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | — | |
| 1898 | #619 | 27 | — | |
| 1897 | #735 | 18 | — | |
| 1896 | #553 | 30 | — | |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | — | |
| 1894 | #609 | 23 | — | |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 | — | |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | — | |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #633 | 13 | — | |
| 1885 | #608 | 13 | — | |
| 1884 | #541 | 15 | — | |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Diana was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Diana is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#60 · 1 in 256
- Oregon#66 · 1 in 263
- Indiana#75 · 1 in 353
- New York#86 · 1 in 319
- Washington#86 · 1 in 360
Best ever in a state: #14 in New Mexico, 1957.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #60 | 178 | 1 in 256 |
| Oregon | #66 | 25 | 1 in 263 |
| Indiana | #75 | 72 | 1 in 353 |
| Michigan | #86 | 103 | 1 in 403 |
| New York | #86 | 267 | 1 in 319 |
| Washington | #86 | 30 | 1 in 360 |
| Illinois | #88 | 142 | 1 in 378 |
| Montana | #91 | 12 | 1 in 346 |
| Kansas | #93 | 27 | 1 in 456 |
| Connecticut | #96 | 24 | 1 in 411 |
| Massachusetts | #96 | 65 | 1 in 434 |
| Ohio | #99 | 105 | 1 in 480 |
| Idaho | #101 | 10 | 1 in 410 |
| Wisconsin | #109 | 37 | 1 in 635 |
| Iowa | #111 | 30 | 1 in 636 |
| Colorado | #113 | 21 | 1 in 419 |
| Maine | #114 | 13 | 1 in 468 |
| New Jersey | #115 | 45 | 1 in 554 |
| Pennsylvania | #122 | 107 | 1 in 676 |
| District of Columbia | #127 | 9 | 1 in 622 |
| North Dakota | #128 | 10 | 1 in 518 |
| Hawaii | #130 | 8 | 1 in 408 |
| Utah | #130 | 9 | 1 in 529 |
| Florida | #133 | 26 | 1 in 531 |
| Maryland | #135 | 19 | 1 in 633 |
| Arizona | #140 | 9 | 1 in 512 |
| Rhode Island | #140 | 5 | 1 in 845 |
| Minnesota | #149 | 22 | 1 in 967 |
| New Mexico | #160 | 9 | 1 in 617 |
| Missouri | #162 | 29 | 1 in 925 |
| Oklahoma | #185 | 22 | 1 in 910 |
| Texas | #188 | 69 | 1 in 826 |
| Nebraska | #191 | 7 | 1 in 1,296 |
| West Virginia | #219 | 14 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Louisiana | #222 | 22 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Tennessee | #239 | 17 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Kentucky | #252 | 17 | 1 in 1,622 |
| Virginia | #261 | 12 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Arkansas | #277 | 11 | 1 in 1,654 |
| North Carolina | #356 | 10 | 1 in 3,685 |
| Georgia | #366 | 9 | 1 in 3,457 |
| South Carolina | #405 | 5 | 1 in 4,230 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Diana
- 2 spots since 2024 (#242 → #244)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#245 → #244)
- 52 spots since 2015 (#296 → #244)
- Biggest jump: 569 spots in 1889 (#1,136 → #567)
- Biggest drop: 576 spots in 1888 (#560 → #1,136)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1946 at #42 (7,544 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1941–1975
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1889–2025
- Highest: 1 in 208 girls born in 1946 were named Diana (0.48%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,259 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 21.8% of all girls named Diana (80,234) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 118 | #541 (1884) | #656 |
| 1890s | 225 | #537 (1899) | #633 |
| 1900s | 353 | #488 (1908) | #597 |
| 1910s | 1,337 | #443 (1914) | #507 |
| 1920s | 3,223 | #278 (1929) | #385 |
| 1930s | 9,500 | #138 (1939) | #206 |
| 1940s | 53,698 | #42 (1946) | #64 |
| 1950s | 80,234 | #43 (1957) | #51 |
| 1960s | 65,037 | #53 (1960) | #64 |
| 1970s | 33,348 | #82 (1971) | #94 |
| 1980s | 36,904 | #63 (1982) | #80 |
| 1990s | 33,784 | #83 (1998) | #99 |
| 2000s | 29,544 | #90 (2004) | #115 |
| 2010s | 13,411 | #185 (2018) | #241 |
| 2020s | 7,771 | #225 (2021) | #236 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Diana in 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
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More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 641 of them was named Diana, which outranked 97.2% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 158,122 of them was named Diana, which outranked 28.7% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).