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

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Peak · girls
1946 · 7,544 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
52 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
368,487
since 1880

Diana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #42, 1946girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2441,277—
2024#2421,301—
2023#2281,312—
2022#2291,316—
2021#2251,329—
2020#2451,236—
2019#2131,435—
2018#1851,608—
2017#2301,368—
2016#2691,183—
2015#2961,091—
2014#2981,092—
2013#2711,179—
2012#2511,288—
2011#2041,545—
2010#1901,622—
2009#1661,943—
2008#1382,444#8,3249
2007#1063,182#12,3675
2006#1202,841—
2005#1003,159#10,1516
2004#903,554#5,81313
2003#1083,149#5,03515
2002#1172,907#6,08811
2001#1023,198—
2000#1063,167#6,8399
1999#1013,328#5,31712
1998#833,853#6,3149
1997#973,586#5,28811
1996#1072,951#7,9716
1995#1053,167#4,05215
1994#983,369#2,12338
1993#943,389#2,29533
1992#1013,251#2,59927
1991#1033,342#2,22732
1990#983,548#2,37329
1989#863,687#1,67846
1988#853,489#2,19728
1987#853,354#1,79336
1986#753,669#1,83733
1985#743,686#1,72435
1984#723,965#1,48142
1983#694,039#1,82230
1982#634,430#1,73433
1981#753,971#2,20423
1980#1182,614#2,96515
1979#1112,781#3,35712
1978#1022,885#2,37519
1977#1002,846#2,66516
1976#1012,760#2,82614
1975#1002,912#2,54016
1974#873,513#2,12920
1973#853,519#2,71613
1972#833,548#2,53414
1971#824,211#2,20318
1970#894,373#2,29316
1969#814,525#2,04617
1968#714,995#1,89418
1967#655,340#1,75820
1966#645,504#2,62710
1965#645,926#2,08415
1964#637,070#1,97517
1963#627,310#1,95717
1962#577,842#1,42330
1961#568,198#1,73122
1960#538,327#1,91018
1959#498,637#1,75921
1958#459,169#2,02616
1957#439,433#1,54726
1956#567,851#2,7989
1955#557,847#1,84518
1954#577,624#2,31612
1953#557,438#1,67721
1952#517,392#1,80418
1951#507,396#2,49510
1950#477,447#1,74618
1949#487,535#1,94115
1948#487,706#1,46025
1947#487,622#2,07614
1946#427,544#1,69218
1945#436,047#1,69716
1944#604,311#2,4679
1943#624,337#1,83316
1942#683,857#1,94614
1941#1002,544#1,90314
1940#1172,195#1,89414
1939#1381,712#2,8297
1938#1511,466—
1937#1571,333—
1936#202834—
1935#212804#3,6455
1934#205860—
1933#227728—
1932#236661—
1931#265538—
1930#263564—
1929#278539—
1928#330407—
1927#364351—
1926#381320#4,2015
1925#393304—
1924#418277—
1923#397284—
1922#403267—
1921#442242—
1920#443232—
1919#454213—
1918#462209—
1917#550149—
1916#519159—
1915#490157—
1914#443152—
1913#506101—
1912#52186—
1911#57356—
1910#55055—
1909#58044—
1908#48855—
1907#63135—
1906#57038—
1905#63231—
1904#55936—
1903#65426—
1902#53736—
1901#65923—
1900#65629—
1899#53731—
1898#61927—
1897#73518—
1896#55330—
1895#63823—
1894#60923—
1893#57124—
1892#63820—
1891#66916—
1890#75813—
1889#56720—
1888#1,1366—
1887#56016—
1886#63313—
1885#60813—
1884#54115—
1883#61510—
1882#6788—
1881#6797—
1880#54710—
First appearance
1880

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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedNHWashington: #121 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 535 girlsWAIdaho: #138 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 538 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #369 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,562 girlsMNIllinois: #91 for girls · 182 births · 1 in 408 girlsILWisconsin: #269 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsWIMichigan: #260 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsMINew York: #68 for girls · 327 births · 1 in 340 girlsNYMassachusetts: #180 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 966 girlsMARhode Island: #138 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 528 girlsRIOregon: #111 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 433 girlsORNevada: #69 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 268 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedSDIowa: #284 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsIAIndiana: #319 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,928 girlsINOhio: #248 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsOHPennsylvania: #213 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsPANew Jersey: #92 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 419 girlsNJConnecticut: #129 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 610 girlsCTCalifornia: #27 for girls · 1,333 births · 1 in 182 girlsCAUtah: #192 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 869 girlsUTColorado: #126 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 578 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,967 girlsMOKentucky: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,856 girlsKYWest Virginia: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,583 girlsWVVirginia: #150 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 767 girlsVAMaryland: #151 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 743 girlsMDDelaware: #140 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 559 girlsDEArizona: #82 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 356 girlsAZNew Mexico: #77 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 294 girlsNMKansas: #238 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsKSArkansas: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsARTennessee: #231 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,328 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #244 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #52 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 211 girlsDCOklahoma: #303 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsOKLouisiana: #487 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,802 girlsLAMississippi: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsMSAlabama: #598 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,201 girlsALGeorgia: #168 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 886 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedHITexas: #57 for girls · 469 births · 1 in 290 girlsTXFlorida: #118 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 596 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#27 · 1 in 182
  2. District of Columbia#52 · 1 in 211
  3. Texas#57 · 1 in 290
  4. New York#68 · 1 in 340
  5. Nevada#69 · 1 in 268

Best ever in a state: #14 in New Mexico, 1957.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#271,3331 in 182
District of Columbia#52221 in 211
Texas#574691 in 290
New York#683271 in 340
Nevada#69291 in 268
New Mexico#77301 in 294
Arizona#82761 in 356
Illinois#911821 in 408
New Jersey#921051 in 419
Oregon#111371 in 433
Florida#1181251 in 596
Washington#121541 in 535
Colorado#126351 in 578
Connecticut#129281 in 610
Idaho#138101 in 538
Rhode Island#13891 in 528
Delaware#14061 in 559
Virginia#150461 in 767
Maryland#151341 in 743
Georgia#168461 in 886
Massachusetts#180351 in 966
Utah#192161 in 869
Pennsylvania#213511 in 1,273
Arkansas#222101 in 1,141
Tennessee#231221 in 1,328
Kansas#238111 in 1,171
North Carolina#244271 in 1,413
Ohio#248391 in 1,658
Michigan#260331 in 1,643
Wisconsin#269161 in 1,644
West Virginia#27551 in 1,583
Iowa#28481 in 1,784
Oklahoma#303101 in 1,619
Indiana#319171 in 1,928
Minnesota#369101 in 2,562
Mississippi#38561 in 2,030
Kentucky#40071 in 2,856
Missouri#426101 in 2,967
South Carolina#43261 in 2,764
Louisiana#48781 in 2,802
Alabama#59851 in 4,201
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
66 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1946 at #42 (7,544 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1941–1975
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1889–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 208
  • Highest: 1 in 208 girls born in 1946 were named Diana (0.48%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,259 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 21.8% of all girls named Diana (80,234) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s118#541 (1884)#656
1890s225#537 (1899)#633
1900s353#488 (1908)#597
1910s1,337#443 (1914)#507
1920s3,223#278 (1929)#385
1930s9,500#138 (1939)#206
1940s53,698#42 (1946)#64
1950s80,234#43 (1957)#51
1960s65,037#53 (1960)#64
1970s33,348#82 (1971)#94
1980s36,904#63 (1982)#80
1990s33,784#83 (1998)#99
2000s29,544#90 (2004)#115
2010s13,411#185 (2018)#241
2020s7,771#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 1994

girls
#98
3,369 births · 1 in 530 girls
boys
#2,123
38 births · 1 in 50,843 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #98Diana3,369

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #2,123Diana38
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 530 of them was named Diana, which outranked 99.4% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diana
  1. #95Alexa3,441
  2. #95Molly3,441
  3. #97Sabrina3,384
  4. #98Diana3,369
  5. #99Cheyenne3,307
  6. #100Meghan3,227
  7. #101Leah3,205
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 50,843 of them was named Diana, which outranked 79.3% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diana
  1. #2,082Thurman39
  2. #2,082Tj39
  3. #2,082Trinidad39
  4. #2,123Diana38
  5. #2,123Aman38
  6. #2,123Blas38
  7. #2,123Brittany38
  8. #2,181Aakash37
  9. #2,181Alexandros37
  10. #2,181Antonino37

Tied with 57 names at #2,123; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →