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 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#20 · 1 in 96
- Indiana#23 · 1 in 109
- Wyoming#26 · 1 in 120
- Nevada#27 · 1 in 102
- Kansas#29 · 1 in 131
Best ever in a state: #14 in New Mexico, 1957.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #20 | 217 | 1 in 96 |
| Indiana | #23 | 430 | 1 in 109 |
| Wyoming | #26 | 26 | 1 in 120 |
| Nevada | #27 | 15 | 1 in 102 |
| Kansas | #29 | 163 | 1 in 131 |
| Montana | #33 | 42 | 1 in 151 |
| Ohio | #33 | 612 | 1 in 158 |
| Oregon | #33 | 110 | 1 in 151 |
| Colorado | #34 | 108 | 1 in 155 |
| California | #35 | 764 | 1 in 182 |
| Texas | #35 | 671 | 1 in 165 |
| Missouri | #36 | 291 | 1 in 144 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | 129 | 1 in 171 |
| Iowa | #44 | 157 | 1 in 179 |
| Idaho | #45 | 34 | 1 in 185 |
| Arizona | #50 | 53 | 1 in 210 |
| Illinois | #50 | 410 | 1 in 230 |
| Washington | #50 | 127 | 1 in 216 |
| Kentucky | #51 | 164 | 1 in 201 |
| Nebraska | #52 | 65 | 1 in 214 |
| Utah | #52 | 49 | 1 in 200 |
| Maryland | #53 | 119 | 1 in 225 |
| Vermont | #53 | 18 | 1 in 200 |
| New Mexico | #55 | 50 | 1 in 206 |
| Alaska | #59 | 11 | 1 in 208 |
| Michigan | #59 | 340 | 1 in 244 |
| Pennsylvania | #68 | 376 | 1 in 294 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 26 | 1 in 284 |
| Louisiana | #72 | 119 | 1 in 311 |
| New York | #72 | 496 | 1 in 310 |
| New Jersey | #76 | 147 | 1 in 340 |
| Virginia | #76 | 123 | 1 in 321 |
| Arkansas | #78 | 51 | 1 in 381 |
| Maine | #80 | 32 | 1 in 290 |
| Florida | #82 | 100 | 1 in 357 |
| North Dakota | #82 | 20 | 1 in 347 |
| Tennessee | #83 | 95 | 1 in 398 |
| Wisconsin | #84 | 103 | 1 in 387 |
| Delaware | #87 | 10 | 1 in 365 |
| Rhode Island | #87 | 22 | 1 in 377 |
| Connecticut | #88 | 53 | 1 in 393 |
| New Hampshire | #88 | 14 | 1 in 349 |
| Massachusetts | #98 | 93 | 1 in 519 |
| District of Columbia | #100 | 32 | 1 in 405 |
| Minnesota | #111 | 65 | 1 in 544 |
| North Carolina | #120 | 87 | 1 in 590 |
| Hawaii | #128 | 14 | 1 in 426 |
| Alabama | #133 | 55 | 1 in 661 |
| South Carolina | #159 | 37 | 1 in 780 |
| Georgia | #163 | 54 | 1 in 825 |
| Mississippi | #165 | 39 | 1 in 714 |
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 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 253 of them was named Diana, which outranked 99.2% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 93,919 of them was named Diana, which outranked 61.4% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,630Vivian22
- #1,630Winslow22
- #1,630Worth22
- #1,677Diana21
- #1,677Arlo21
- #1,677Candelario21
- #1,677Caster21
- #1,709Acie20
- #1,709Adelbert20
- #1,709Alvino20
Tied with 31 names at #1,677; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.