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 1941
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#43 · 1 in 207
- Indiana#51 · 1 in 250
- Montana#63 · 1 in 255
- Illinois#66 · 1 in 306
- Wisconsin#69 · 1 in 362
Best ever in a state: #14 in New Mexico, 1957.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #43 | 269 | 1 in 207 |
| Indiana | #51 | 115 | 1 in 250 |
| Montana | #63 | 17 | 1 in 255 |
| Illinois | #66 | 200 | 1 in 306 |
| Wisconsin | #69 | 69 | 1 in 362 |
| District of Columbia | #70 | 25 | 1 in 292 |
| Michigan | #70 | 149 | 1 in 321 |
| New York | #71 | 355 | 1 in 272 |
| Ohio | #71 | 170 | 1 in 336 |
| Iowa | #74 | 53 | 1 in 383 |
| Hawaii | #75 | 15 | 1 in 240 |
| Kansas | #76 | 35 | 1 in 365 |
| South Dakota | #78 | 14 | 1 in 330 |
| Washington | #78 | 34 | 1 in 377 |
| Utah | #79 | 16 | 1 in 317 |
| Oregon | #81 | 21 | 1 in 367 |
| Connecticut | #82 | 39 | 1 in 314 |
| New Hampshire | #85 | 12 | 1 in 284 |
| Rhode Island | #90 | 14 | 1 in 347 |
| New Jersey | #91 | 79 | 1 in 369 |
| New Mexico | #91 | 18 | 1 in 326 |
| Arizona | #94 | 15 | 1 in 337 |
| Delaware | #94 | 6 | 1 in 330 |
| Colorado | #97 | 22 | 1 in 414 |
| Massachusetts | #98 | 62 | 1 in 511 |
| Florida | #100 | 40 | 1 in 405 |
| Maine | #102 | 15 | 1 in 427 |
| Idaho | #105 | 10 | 1 in 437 |
| Pennsylvania | #105 | 158 | 1 in 497 |
| Missouri | #106 | 52 | 1 in 573 |
| North Dakota | #109 | 12 | 1 in 441 |
| Vermont | #109 | 5 | 1 in 500 |
| Maryland | #112 | 31 | 1 in 475 |
| Minnesota | #114 | 34 | 1 in 683 |
| Nebraska | #120 | 14 | 1 in 642 |
| West Virginia | #121 | 34 | 1 in 576 |
| Louisiana | #137 | 44 | 1 in 562 |
| Texas | #145 | 100 | 1 in 638 |
| Oklahoma | #149 | 26 | 1 in 779 |
| Kentucky | #176 | 30 | 1 in 954 |
| Virginia | #209 | 21 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Tennessee | #213 | 22 | 1 in 1,336 |
| Arkansas | #259 | 12 | 1 in 1,638 |
| North Carolina | #264 | 19 | 1 in 2,053 |
| Georgia | #316 | 13 | 1 in 2,503 |
| Mississippi | #352 | 8 | 1 in 2,885 |
| South Carolina | #384 | 6 | 1 in 3,751 |
| Alabama | #393 | 7 | 1 in 4,248 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| 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 1941
Top girls' names in 1941
Top boys' names in 1941
More about 1941
girls
1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 475 of them was named Diana, which outranked 98.0% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 87,737 of them was named Diana, which outranked 52.4% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,821Windel15
- #1,821Winslow15
- #1,821Yvonne15
- #1,903Diana14
- #1,903Adolf14
- #1,903Alfonse14
- #1,903Alger14
- #1,997Adrien13
- #1,997Adron13
- #1,997Almon13
Tied with 93 names at #1,903; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.