Dianna

#2,564 for girls in 2025, 68 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1948 · 1,626 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
56,292
since 1916

Dianna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dianna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #172, 1948girls
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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#2,56468—
2024#2,46273—
2023#2,28880—
2022#2,22884—
2021#2,08591—
2020#2,19682—
2019#2,19384—
2018#1,852109—
2017#2,18487—
2016#2,12991—
2015#1,778117—
2014#1,876107—
2013#1,824111—
2012#1,823111—
2011#1,531143—
2010#1,629132—
2009#1,492153—
2008#1,437164—
2007#1,251198—
2006#1,184205—
2005#1,085219—
2004#978243—
2003#1,117197—
2002#971228—
2001#860265—
2000#847262—
1999#841257—
1998#845252—
1997#834248—
1996#816249—
1995#808245—
1994#758274—
1993#744279—
1992#727292#8,4355
1991#655333—
1990#594384—
1989#585374#6,9416
1988#555390#7,2705
1987#539374—
1986#511407—
1985#473446—
1984#465449—
1983#434488—
1982#429511—
1981#471452—
1980#510395—
1979#488418—
1978#418483—
1977#438467—
1976#441446#5,5875
1975#404501—
1974#363593—
1973#341638—
1972#312773—
1971#299910—
1970#292999—
1969#2731,051#3,3148
1968#2471,109—
1967#2531,109—
1966#2361,260—
1965#2401,284—
1964#2271,430—
1963#2211,513—
1962#2231,442—
1961#2211,521#3,6526
1960#2071,654—
1959#2091,567—
1958#1981,710#3,5596
1957#1991,771—
1956#2251,345#3,2167
1955#2171,387—
1954#2121,410—
1953#2111,399—
1952#2061,394—
1951#1871,536—
1950#1881,454—
1949#1761,555—
1948#1721,626—
1947#1851,540#2,8628
1946#1831,404—
1945#1821,133—
1944#230819—
1943#250771#2,7328
1942#288547—
1941#338378—
1940#404287—
1939#474197—
1938#493182—
1937#558146—
1936#1,08142—
1935#1,05543—
1934#1,19036—
1933#1,44226—
1932#1,68521—
1931#3,2268—
1930#2,11016—
1929#2,43713—
1928#2,49713—
1927#2,69912—
1926#3,2699—
1925#2,28316—
1924#2,51414—
1923#2,91711—
1922#4,4456—
1921#3,6668—
1920#3,5988—
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five girls were named Dianna! It came in at #3,919, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1919, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dianna is popular in 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedAKMaine: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNHWashington: #157 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 762 girlsWAIdaho: #162 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 698 girlsIDMontana: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #208 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsNDMinnesota: #301 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,949 girlsMNIllinois: #195 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,312 girlsILWisconsin: #261 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,660 girlsWIMichigan: #186 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsMINew York: #382 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,945 girlsNYMassachusetts: #235 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,298 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedRIOregon: #170 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 831 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedSDIowa: #155 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 851 girlsIAIndiana: #114 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 603 girlsINOhio: #132 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 694 girlsOHPennsylvania: #263 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsPANew Jersey: #340 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsNJConnecticut: #348 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,162 girlsCTCalifornia: #216 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsCAUtah: #275 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsUTColorado: #134 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 597 girlsCONebraska: #132 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 694 girlsNEMissouri: #133 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 735 girlsMOKentucky: #127 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 715 girlsKYWest Virginia: #99 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 452 girlsWVVirginia: #185 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsVAMaryland: #264 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedDEArizona: #197 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 858 girlsAZNew Mexico: #218 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNMKansas: #118 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 578 girlsKSArkansas: #171 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 925 girlsARTennessee: #182 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #244 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #321 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #249 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsDCOklahoma: #123 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 580 girlsOKLouisiana: #191 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 950 girlsLAMississippi: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,990 girlsMSAlabama: #281 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsALGeorgia: #337 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,786 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedHITexas: #204 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsTXFlorida: #244 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#99 · 1 in 452
  2. Indiana#114 · 1 in 603
  3. Kansas#118 · 1 in 578
  4. Oklahoma#123 · 1 in 580
  5. Kentucky#127 · 1 in 715

Best ever in a state: #45 in Nevada, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#99461 in 452
Indiana#114781 in 603
Kansas#118371 in 578
Oklahoma#123381 in 580
Kentucky#127461 in 715
Nebraska#132201 in 694
Ohio#1321391 in 694
Missouri#133571 in 735
Colorado#134281 in 597
Iowa#155331 in 851
Washington#157361 in 762
Idaho#16291 in 698
Oregon#170201 in 831
Arkansas#171211 in 925
Tennessee#182341 in 1,112
Virginia#185341 in 1,163
Michigan#186611 in 1,361
Louisiana#191391 in 950
Illinois#195721 in 1,312
Arizona#197131 in 858
Texas#204991 in 1,119
North Dakota#20861 in 1,156
California#2161031 in 1,348
Montana#21851 in 1,269
New Mexico#218101 in 1,030
Maine#22761 in 1,545
Massachusetts#235211 in 2,298
Florida#244241 in 1,489
North Carolina#244321 in 1,603
District of Columbia#24981 in 1,621
Wisconsin#261151 in 2,660
Pennsylvania#263491 in 2,260
Maryland#264131 in 2,064
Utah#27561 in 1,636
Alabama#281181 in 2,019
Mississippi#292141 in 1,990
Minnesota#301121 in 2,949
South Carolina#321121 in 2,404
Georgia#337161 in 2,786
New Jersey#340131 in 3,841
Connecticut#34851 in 4,162
New York#382391 in 3,945
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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 Dianna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 102 spots since 2024 (#2,462 → #2,564)
  • 368 spots since 2020 (#2,196 → #2,564)
  • 786 spots since 2015 (#1,778 → #2,564)
  • Biggest jump: 523 spots in 1937 (#1,081 → #558)
  • Biggest drop: 146 spots in 2003 (#971 → #1,117)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 1948 at #172 (1,626 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1937–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,044
  • Highest: 1 in 1,044 girls born in 1948 were named Dianna (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 26.6% of all girls named Dianna (14,973) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s28#2,204 (1917)#3,331
1920s110#2,283 (1925)#3,033
1930s717#474 (1939)#1,331
1940s10,060#172 (1948)#241
1950s14,973#187 (1951)#205
1960s13,373#207 (1960)#235
1970s6,228#292 (1970)#380
1980s4,286#429 (1982)#497
1990s2,813#594 (1990)#762
2000s2,134#847 (2000)#1,122
2010s1,092#1,531 (2011)#1,882
2020s478#2,085 (2021)#2,304

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.

Dianna in 1953

girls
#211
1,399 births · 1 in 1,345 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #211Dianna1,399
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,345 of them was named Dianna, which outranked 96.8% 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).

Ranked beside Dianna
  1. #208Lou1,434
  2. #209Kimberly1,428
  3. #210Melanie1,423
  4. #211Dianna1,399
  5. #212Clara1,383
  6. #212Grace1,383
  7. #214Priscilla1,379
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →