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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNHWashington: #603 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,601 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #388 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,233 girlsMNIllinois: #404 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,890 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #514 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,888 girlsMINew York: #430 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,980 girlsNYMassachusetts: #336 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,432 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedRIOregon: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,121 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: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,773 girlsIAIndiana: #546 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,985 girlsINOhio: #410 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,441 girlsOHPennsylvania: #373 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsPANew Jersey: #483 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,727 girlsNJConnecticut: #352 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,568 girlsCTCalifornia: #450 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 2,789 girlsCAUtah: #412 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsUTColorado: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #518 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,583 girlsMOKentucky: #277 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,836 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #571 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,009 girlsVAMaryland: #471 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,493 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedDEArizona: #359 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNMKansas: #384 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,579 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedARTennessee: #526 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,649 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #408 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,013 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,588 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #485 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsOKLouisiana: #491 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,403 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedMSAlabama: #507 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,790 girlsALGeorgia: #446 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedHITexas: #637 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,949 girlsTXFlorida: #359 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,352 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#277 · 1 in 1,836
  2. Massachusetts#336 · 1 in 2,432
  3. Oregon#338 · 1 in 2,121
  4. Connecticut#352 · 1 in 2,568
  5. Iowa#358 · 1 in 2,773

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#277131 in 1,836
Massachusetts#336131 in 2,432
Oregon#33881 in 2,121
Connecticut#35261 in 2,568
Iowa#35871 in 2,773
Arizona#359101 in 1,996
Florida#359231 in 2,352
Pennsylvania#373241 in 2,889
Kansas#38461 in 2,579
Minnesota#38891 in 3,233
Colorado#39581 in 2,596
Illinois#404261 in 2,890
North Carolina#408111 in 3,013
Ohio#410211 in 3,441
Utah#41261 in 2,689
New York#430341 in 2,980
Georgia#446111 in 3,165
California#450651 in 2,789
Maryland#47161 in 3,493
New Jersey#483101 in 3,727
Oklahoma#48561 in 3,350
Louisiana#49191 in 3,403
South Carolina#50551 in 3,588
Alabama#50761 in 3,790
Michigan#514121 in 4,888
Missouri#51871 in 4,583
Tennessee#52661 in 4,649
Indiana#54671 in 4,985
Virginia#57161 in 5,009
Washington#60361 in 4,601
Texas#637251 in 4,949
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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 1981

girls
#471
452 births · 1 in 3,690 girls

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #471Dianna452
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 3,690 of them was named Dianna, which outranked 96.1% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianna
  1. #468Lashonda454
  2. #469Dara453
  3. #469Selena453
  4. #471Dianna452
  5. #472Marlene449
  6. #473Betsy448
  7. #473Krystle448
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →