Diane
#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #6,816
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1955 · 23,290 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 35 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 518,651since 1898
Diane 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 | #2,607 | 66 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,248 | 83 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,823 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,228 | 84 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,861 | 107 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,341 | 75 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,451 | 72 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,478 | 71 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,184 | 87 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,972 | 101 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,103 | 92 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,706 | 123 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,849 | 109 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,714 | 121 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,666 | 127 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,569 | 140 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,660 | 134 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,250 | 201 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,137 | 226 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,157 | 210 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,011 | 241 | — | |
| 2004 | #897 | 271 | — | |
| 2003 | #933 | 252 | — | |
| 2002 | #828 | 282 | — | |
| 2001 | #884 | 260 | — | |
| 2000 | #711 | 326 | — | |
| 1999 | #734 | 306 | — | |
| 1998 | #644 | 358 | — | |
| 1997 | #608 | 373 | — | |
| 1996 | #585 | 391 | — | |
| 1995 | #540 | 440 | — | |
| 1994 | #542 | 450 | — | |
| 1993 | #462 | 543 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #414 | 611 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #360 | 711 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #363 | 730 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #317 | 801 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #303 | 818 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #274 | 895 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #254 | 1,015 | #3,131 | 15 |
| 1985 | #223 | 1,169 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #218 | 1,198 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #193 | 1,377 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #201 | 1,350 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #206 | 1,272 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #201 | 1,287 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #199 | 1,330 | — | |
| 1978 | #181 | 1,434 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #164 | 1,644 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #155 | 1,689 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #142 | 1,909 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #129 | 2,227 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #115 | 2,603 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #105 | 3,091 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #83 | 4,208 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | #70 | 5,188 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #61 | 5,943 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1968 | #51 | 6,583 | #1,574 | 25 |
| 1967 | #44 | 7,818 | #1,364 | 31 |
| 1966 | #45 | 8,750 | #1,580 | 24 |
| 1965 | #40 | 10,365 | #1,405 | 30 |
| 1964 | #32 | 12,864 | #1,236 | 39 |
| 1963 | #31 | 13,193 | #1,081 | 50 |
| 1962 | #26 | 14,823 | #1,423 | 30 |
| 1961 | #26 | 16,205 | #1,322 | 36 |
| 1960 | #22 | 17,909 | #1,252 | 39 |
| 1959 | #19 | 19,972 | #1,081 | 51 |
| 1958 | #18 | 20,811 | #962 | 62 |
| 1957 | #17 | 22,090 | #1,041 | 53 |
| 1956 | #15 | 22,518 | #1,140 | 44 |
| 1955 | #14 | 23,290 | #1,033 | 53 |
| 1954 | #17 | 22,053 | #1,137 | 43 |
| 1953 | #17 | 21,351 | #1,427 | 28 |
| 1952 | #16 | 21,063 | #1,166 | 40 |
| 1951 | #15 | 19,840 | #1,295 | 32 |
| 1950 | #16 | 17,636 | #1,395 | 27 |
| 1949 | #19 | 17,252 | #1,380 | 28 |
| 1948 | #19 | 16,607 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1947 | #18 | 17,775 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1946 | #19 | 15,835 | #1,094 | 40 |
| 1945 | #22 | 12,223 | #1,139 | 33 |
| 1944 | #24 | 10,710 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1943 | #24 | 11,326 | #1,187 | 33 |
| 1942 | #28 | 9,551 | #1,244 | 31 |
| 1941 | #40 | 6,427 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1940 | #45 | 5,172 | #1,288 | 27 |
| 1939 | #51 | 4,340 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | #64 | 3,827 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #76 | 3,175 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #112 | 2,146 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #109 | 2,197 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #124 | 1,872 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #134 | 1,603 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #142 | 1,439 | — | |
| 1931 | #211 | 857 | — | |
| 1930 | #225 | 742 | — | |
| 1929 | #219 | 796 | — | |
| 1928 | #260 | 616 | — | |
| 1927 | #562 | 159 | — | |
| 1926 | #673 | 116 | — | |
| 1925 | #668 | 122 | — | |
| 1924 | #669 | 123 | — | |
| 1923 | #686 | 115 | — | |
| 1922 | #694 | 111 | — | |
| 1921 | #868 | 72 | — | |
| 1920 | #814 | 80 | — | |
| 1919 | #752 | 87 | — | |
| 1918 | #796 | 80 | — | |
| 1917 | #721 | 93 | — | |
| 1916 | #677 | 102 | — | |
| 1915 | #664 | 99 | — | |
| 1914 | #671 | 75 | — | |
| 1913 | #612 | 72 | — | |
| 1912 | #697 | 52 | — | |
| 1911 | #733 | 35 | — | |
| 1910 | #737 | 33 | — | |
| 1909 | #909 | 20 | — | |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Diane! It came in at #1,700, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1898, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Diane is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#11 · 1 in 38
- California#16 · 1 in 86
- Utah#21 · 1 in 94
- Minnesota#23 · 1 in 89
- North Dakota#23 · 1 in 92
Best ever in a state: #4 in New Hampshire, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #11 | 14 | 1 in 38 |
| California | #16 | 582 | 1 in 86 |
| Utah | #21 | 53 | 1 in 94 |
| Minnesota | #23 | 254 | 1 in 89 |
| New York | #23 | 729 | 1 in 123 |
| North Dakota | #23 | 58 | 1 in 92 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | 255 | 1 in 95 |
| Illinois | #24 | 519 | 1 in 108 |
| Washington | #24 | 110 | 1 in 105 |
| Michigan | #31 | 335 | 1 in 131 |
| Massachusetts | #33 | 239 | 1 in 123 |
| Alaska | #34 | 5 | 1 in 74 |
| Connecticut | #34 | 79 | 1 in 135 |
| Hawaii | #36 | 26 | 1 in 130 |
| New Jersey | #36 | 190 | 1 in 136 |
| Oregon | #37 | 48 | 1 in 149 |
| South Dakota | #40 | 33 | 1 in 143 |
| Delaware | #41 | 12 | 1 in 133 |
| Ohio | #42 | 290 | 1 in 182 |
| District of Columbia | #43 | 35 | 1 in 175 |
| Montana | #44 | 26 | 1 in 165 |
| New Hampshire | #44 | 26 | 1 in 128 |
| Maine | #45 | 40 | 1 in 154 |
| Iowa | #47 | 96 | 1 in 205 |
| Rhode Island | #49 | 28 | 1 in 162 |
| Idaho | #55 | 19 | 1 in 225 |
| Nebraska | #58 | 41 | 1 in 226 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 320 | 1 in 234 |
| Indiana | #61 | 95 | 1 in 283 |
| Colorado | #64 | 36 | 1 in 252 |
| Florida | #70 | 48 | 1 in 309 |
| Maryland | #70 | 44 | 1 in 296 |
| Vermont | #75 | 10 | 1 in 252 |
| Missouri | #80 | 70 | 1 in 400 |
| Wyoming | #84 | 6 | 1 in 276 |
| Kansas | #100 | 25 | 1 in 492 |
| Louisiana | #100 | 62 | 1 in 377 |
| Arizona | #145 | 9 | 1 in 538 |
| Texas | #150 | 89 | 1 in 675 |
| New Mexico | #164 | 10 | 1 in 587 |
| Kentucky | #183 | 29 | 1 in 988 |
| Virginia | #189 | 24 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Alabama | #202 | 27 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Georgia | #219 | 26 | 1 in 1,221 |
| North Carolina | #219 | 28 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Oklahoma | #232 | 15 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Tennessee | #239 | 18 | 1 in 1,565 |
| West Virginia | #266 | 9 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Arkansas | #292 | 10 | 1 in 1,912 |
| Mississippi | #293 | 12 | 1 in 1,884 |
| South Carolina | #330 | 8 | 1 in 2,737 |
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 Diane
- 359 spots since 2024 (#2,248 → #2,607)
- 266 spots since 2020 (#2,341 → #2,607)
- 504 spots since 2015 (#2,103 → #2,607)
- Biggest jump: 353 spots in 1904 (#1,318 → #965)
- Biggest drop: 966 spots in 1905 (#965 → #1,931)
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 1955 at #14 (23,290 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1937–1971
- Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1908–2004
- Highest: 1 in 84 girls born in 1955 were named Diane (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 40.6% of all girls named Diane (210,624) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | #1,181 (1899) | #1,441 |
| 1900s | 108 | #909 (1909) | #1,286 |
| 1910s | 728 | #612 (1913) | #706 |
| 1920s | 2,310 | #219 (1929) | #611 |
| 1930s | 22,198 | #51 (1939) | #125 |
| 1940s | 122,878 | #18 (1947) | #26 |
| 1950s | 210,624 | #14 (1955) | #16 |
| 1960s | 114,453 | #22 (1960) | #38 |
| 1970s | 25,323 | #70 (1970) | #134 |
| 1980s | 11,182 | #193 (1983) | #239 |
| 1990s | 4,913 | #360 (1991) | #525 |
| 2000s | 2,403 | #711 (2000) | #1,047 |
| 2010s | 1,043 | #1,569 (2010) | #1,969 |
| 2020s | 475 | #1,861 (2021) | #2,351 |
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.
Diane in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 221 of them was named Diane, which outranked 99.1% of the 5,028 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
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 42,932 of them was named Diane, which outranked 67.3% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,275Rance28
- #1,275Randel28
- #1,275Rosalio28
- #1,288Diane27
- #1,288Butch27
- #1,288Calvert27
- #1,288Clemens27
- #1,311Alfonza26
- #1,311Arne26
- #1,311Benjiman26
Tied with 22 names at #1,288; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.