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

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Peak · girls
1955 · 23,290 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
35 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
518,651
since 1898

Diane over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #14, 1955girls
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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#2,60766—
2024#2,24883—
2023#2,82360—
2022#2,22884—
2021#1,861107—
2020#2,34175—
2019#2,45172—
2018#2,47871—
2017#2,18487—
2016#1,972101—
2015#2,10392—
2014#1,706123—
2013#1,849109—
2012#1,714121—
2011#1,666127—
2010#1,569140—
2009#1,660134—
2008#1,250201—
2007#1,137226—
2006#1,157210—
2005#1,011241—
2004#897271—
2003#933252—
2002#828282—
2001#884260—
2000#711326—
1999#734306—
1998#644358—
1997#608373—
1996#585391—
1995#540440—
1994#542450—
1993#462543#6,8167
1992#414611#8,4355
1991#360711#8,2365
1990#363730#5,8238
1989#317801#5,1659
1988#303818#5,2008
1987#274895#4,9688
1986#2541,015#3,13115
1985#2231,169#6,5235
1984#2181,198#4,5528
1983#1931,377#3,63011
1982#2011,350#5,6196
1981#2061,272#3,60111
1980#2011,287#4,9407
1979#1991,330—
1978#1811,434#3,40011
1977#1641,644#3,60610
1976#1551,689#2,82614
1975#1421,909#4,3097
1974#1292,227#3,31810
1973#1152,603#2,31117
1972#1053,091#3,6228
1971#834,208#2,05220
1970#705,188#1,79424
1969#615,943#1,86120
1968#516,583#1,57425
1967#447,818#1,36431
1966#458,750#1,58024
1965#4010,365#1,40530
1964#3212,864#1,23639
1963#3113,193#1,08150
1962#2614,823#1,42330
1961#2616,205#1,32236
1960#2217,909#1,25239
1959#1919,972#1,08151
1958#1820,811#96262
1957#1722,090#1,04153
1956#1522,518#1,14044
1955#1423,290#1,03353
1954#1722,053#1,13743
1953#1721,351#1,42728
1952#1621,063#1,16640
1951#1519,840#1,29532
1950#1617,636#1,39527
1949#1917,252#1,38028
1948#1916,607#1,19436
1947#1817,775#1,21336
1946#1915,835#1,09440
1945#2212,223#1,13933
1944#2410,710#1,15233
1943#2411,326#1,18733
1942#289,551#1,24431
1941#406,427#1,33325
1940#455,172#1,28827
1939#514,340#1,57818
1938#643,827#2,32610
1937#763,175#1,82815
1936#1122,146#3,1476
1935#1092,197#3,6455
1934#1241,872#2,39310
1933#1341,603#3,2686
1932#1421,439—
1931#211857—
1930#225742—
1929#219796—
1928#260616—
1927#562159—
1926#673116—
1925#668122—
1924#669123—
1923#686115—
1922#694111—
1921#86872—
1920#81480—
1919#75287—
1918#79680—
1917#72193—
1916#677102—
1915#66499—
1914#67175—
1913#61272—
1912#69752—
1911#73335—
1910#73733—
1909#90920—
1908#93918—
1907#1,20611—
1906#1,10112—
1905#1,9315—
1904#96514—
1903#1,3188—
1902#1,5946—
1901#1,4666—
1900#1,4318—
1899#1,1818—
1898#1,7005—
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First appearance
1898

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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNHWashington: #248 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #136 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 612 girlsNDMinnesota: #270 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsMNIllinois: #175 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 984 girlsILWisconsin: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsWIMichigan: #197 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsMINew York: #126 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 668 girlsNYMassachusetts: #103 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 483 girlsMARhode Island: #149 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 789 girlsRIOregon: #405 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,662 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 883 girlsSDIowa: #246 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsIAIndiana: #283 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsINOhio: #184 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsOHPennsylvania: #135 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 715 girlsPANew Jersey: #114 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 598 girlsNJConnecticut: #123 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 585 girlsCTCalifornia: #176 for girls · 197 births · 1 in 953 girlsCAUtah: #271 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,542 girlsUTColorado: #344 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsCONebraska: #198 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsNEMissouri: #200 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMOKentucky: #278 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsKYWest Virginia: #303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,141 girlsWVVirginia: #176 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 962 girlsVAMaryland: #178 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 980 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedDEArizona: #186 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 926 girlsAZNew Mexico: #195 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 859 girlsNMKansas: #189 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 971 girlsKSArkansas: #272 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsARTennessee: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,971 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #224 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #226 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #180 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 715 girlsDCOklahoma: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsLAMississippi: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,177 girlsMSAlabama: #427 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsALGeorgia: #327 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsGAHawaii: #132 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 538 girlsHITexas: #260 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsTXFlorida: #182 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#103 · 1 in 483
  2. New Jersey#114 · 1 in 598
  3. Connecticut#123 · 1 in 585
  4. New York#126 · 1 in 668
  5. Hawaii#132 · 1 in 538

Best ever in a state: #4 in New Hampshire, 1951.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#103681 in 483
New Jersey#114641 in 598
Connecticut#123271 in 585
New York#1261541 in 668
Hawaii#132101 in 538
Pennsylvania#135951 in 715
North Dakota#13681 in 612
Rhode Island#14961 in 789
Illinois#175741 in 984
California#1761971 in 953
Virginia#176321 in 962
Maryland#178231 in 980
District of Columbia#18081 in 715
Florida#182571 in 1,033
Ohio#184591 in 1,167
Arizona#186221 in 926
South Dakota#18651 in 883
Kansas#189161 in 971
New Mexico#195111 in 859
Michigan#197441 in 1,255
Nebraska#198101 in 1,032
Missouri#200271 in 1,182
Wisconsin#206231 in 1,326
North Carolina#224251 in 1,335
South Carolina#226151 in 1,184
Iowa#246111 in 1,671
Washington#248191 in 1,435
Texas#260861 in 1,492
Minnesota#270141 in 1,997
Utah#271101 in 1,542
Arkansas#27281 in 1,619
Kentucky#278121 in 1,877
Indiana#283171 in 1,988
Tennessee#292141 in 1,971
Oklahoma#297121 in 1,819
West Virginia#30351 in 2,141
Louisiana#307171 in 1,810
Georgia#327161 in 2,194
Colorado#344101 in 2,181
Mississippi#37971 in 2,177
Oregon#40561 in 2,662
Alabama#42771 in 3,109
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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 Diane
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1955 at #14 (23,290 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1937–1971
  • Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1908–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 84
  • Highest: 1 in 84 girls born in 1955 were named Diane (1.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 40.6% of all girls named Diane (210,624) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s13#1,181 (1899)#1,441
1900s108#909 (1909)#1,286
1910s728#612 (1913)#706
1920s2,310#219 (1929)#611
1930s22,198#51 (1939)#125
1940s122,878#18 (1947)#26
1950s210,624#14 (1955)#16
1960s114,453#22 (1960)#38
1970s25,323#70 (1970)#134
1980s11,182#193 (1983)#239
1990s4,913#360 (1991)#525
2000s2,403#711 (2000)#1,047
2010s1,043#1,569 (2010)#1,969
2020s475#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 1983

girls
#193
1,377 births · 1 in 1,213 girls
boys
#3,630
11 births · 1 in 162,960 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #193Diane1,377

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #3,630Diane11
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,213 of them was named Diane, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #190Janet1,398
  2. #191Cara1,394
  3. #192Donna1,378
  4. #193Diane1,377
  5. #193Jacquelyn1,377
  6. #195Claudia1,353
  7. #196Martha1,349
  8. #197Nina1,345

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 162,960 of them was named Diane, which outranked 50.6% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #3,411Yechiel12
  2. #3,411Yonah12
  3. #3,411Zacheriah12
  4. #3,630Diane11
  5. #3,630Able11
  6. #3,630Adrin11
  7. #3,630Alfonza11
  8. #3,884Abbas10
  9. #3,884Aditya10
  10. #3,884Adolphus10

Tied with 253 names at #3,630; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →