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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: #230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,699 girlsMNIllinois: #247 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsILWisconsin: #415 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,619 girlsWIMichigan: #285 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsMINew York: #184 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsNYMassachusetts: #200 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,237 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedRIOregon: #340 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsORNevada: #201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 884 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedIAIndiana: #312 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,141 girlsINOhio: #277 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsOHPennsylvania: #243 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsPANew Jersey: #182 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsNJConnecticut: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsCTCalifornia: #219 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsCAUtah: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsUTColorado: #289 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,749 girlsCONebraska: #262 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsNEMissouri: #241 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedWVVirginia: #316 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsVAMaryland: #245 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsMDDelaware: #137 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 570 girlsDEArizona: #259 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNMKansas: #272 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsKSArkansas: #380 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsARTennessee: #339 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,352 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #440 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,387 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #403 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #340 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsOKLouisiana: #422 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsLAMississippi: #451 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,660 girlsMSAlabama: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,307 girlsALGeorgia: #482 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,563 girlsGAHawaii: #208 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 808 girlsHITexas: #408 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsTXFlorida: #344 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,314 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#137 · 1 in 570
  2. New Jersey#182 · 1 in 1,089
  3. New York#184 · 1 in 1,045
  4. Massachusetts#200 · 1 in 1,237
  5. Nevada#201 · 1 in 884

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#13761 in 570
New Jersey#182401 in 1,089
New York#1841071 in 1,045
Massachusetts#200291 in 1,237
Nevada#20161 in 884
Hawaii#20861 in 808
California#2191761 in 1,222
Washington#230211 in 1,295
Connecticut#241121 in 1,520
Missouri#241201 in 1,562
Pennsylvania#243441 in 1,573
Maryland#245171 in 1,501
Illinois#247471 in 1,544
Arizona#259181 in 1,357
Nebraska#26261 in 1,538
Kansas#27291 in 1,579
Ohio#277351 in 1,934
Michigan#285291 in 1,999
Colorado#289121 in 1,749
Utah#29681 in 1,674
Indiana#312151 in 2,141
Virginia#316161 in 2,171
Tennessee#339121 in 2,352
Oklahoma#34091 in 1,991
Oregon#34071 in 2,188
Florida#344301 in 2,314
Minnesota#346101 in 2,699
Arkansas#38051 in 2,452
South Carolina#40371 in 2,596
Texas#408491 in 2,630
Wisconsin#41581 in 3,619
Louisiana#422101 in 2,631
North Carolina#440111 in 3,387
Mississippi#45151 in 2,660
Georgia#482111 in 3,563
Alabama#54351 in 4,307
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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 1987

girls
#274
895 births · 1 in 1,943 girls
boys
#4,968
8 births · 1 in 233,373 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #274Diane895

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #4,968Diane8
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,943 of them was named Diane, which outranked 97.9% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #271Breanna905
  2. #272Paula903
  3. #273Shelby899
  4. #274Diane895
  5. #274Yolanda895
  6. #276Kirsten891
  7. #277Keri888
  8. #278Hayley884

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

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 233,373 of them was named Diane, which outranked 39.1% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #4,573Zaquan9
  2. #4,573Zayne9
  3. #4,573Zed9
  4. #4,968Diane8
  5. #4,968Aarion8
  6. #4,968Abby8
  7. #4,968Abdelrahman8
  8. #5,459Abdur7
  9. #5,459Acey7
  10. #5,459Adama7

Tied with 490 names at #4,968; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →