Dianne

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1945 · 3,611 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
95,289
since 1911

Dianne over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #72, 1945girls
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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#5,72221—
2024#8,44312—
2023#5,54922—
2022#5,46523—
2021#5,95520—
2020#5,00325—
2019#6,41418—
2018#5,45423—
2017#6,80817—
2016#4,63230—
2015#5,12726—
2014#6,20720—
2013#4,07636—
2012#4,29634—
2011#3,84339—
2010#3,62443—
2009#3,51246—
2008#3,37749—
2007#2,99259—
2006#3,46946—
2005#3,73039—
2004#2,88955—
2003#3,23245—
2002#2,31070—
2001#2,19374—
2000#2,33266—
1999#2,22267—
1998#2,02673—
1997#1,81682—
1996#1,76784—
1995#1,95570—
1994#1,476107—
1993#1,554100—
1992#1,462108—
1991#1,407114—
1990#1,208140—
1989#1,234129—
1988#1,118137#7,2705
1987#1,002156—
1986#1,177120—
1985#1,060139—
1984#918162—
1983#902167—
1982#880175—
1981#875175—
1980#959154—
1979#808195—
1978#867169—
1977#748204—
1976#684216—
1975#637242—
1974#533314—
1973#467390—
1972#411479—
1971#377618—
1970#296976—
1969#294954—
1968#2461,111—
1967#2361,220—
1966#2121,429—
1965#2021,637#3,5376
1964#2021,823#2,8549
1963#1971,897#3,3187
1962#1832,066#3,3057
1961#1782,173—
1960#1602,618—
1959#1582,701#2,53011
1958#1432,935#3,9445
1957#1353,186#3,9935
1956#1373,066#3,5356
1955#1213,496#2,30212
1954#1163,643#2,44911
1953#1093,617—
1952#963,895#2,8758
1951#904,034#2,24612
1950#903,921—
1949#854,141#2,8028
1948#864,138#2,6089
1947#834,415#3,3706
1946#764,278#2,9197
1945#723,611#1,69716
1944#903,107#2,08012
1943#883,193#2,40510
1942#1092,547#2,9407
1941#1461,631#2,8727
1940#1671,235—
1939#192923—
1938#210817—
1937#240673—
1936#310381—
1935#299413—
1934#356312—
1933#467197—
1932#537146—
1931#649104—
1930#83173—
1929#82274—
1928#1,09747—
1927#2,09518—
1926#1,62326—
1925#1,89121—
1924#2,06219—
1923#2,58713—
1922#2,02719—
1921#2,04819—
1920#2,17217—
1919#4,2516—
1918#3,02410—
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First appearance
1911

The first year at least five girls were named Dianne! It came in at #2,191, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1912–1914, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dianne is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedAKMaine: #164 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 883 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNHWashington: #135 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 724 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #143 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 864 girlsMNIllinois: #197 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsILWisconsin: #156 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsWIMichigan: #302 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,524 girlsMINew York: #240 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsNYMassachusetts: #183 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 729 girlsSDIowa: #264 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,654 girlsIAIndiana: #296 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,313 girlsINOhio: #190 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsOHPennsylvania: #297 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsPANew Jersey: #217 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,959 girlsNJConnecticut: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsCTCalifornia: #159 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 800 girlsCAUtah: #175 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 760 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedCONebraska: #243 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,955 girlsNEMissouri: #437 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,166 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #374 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,547 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedARTennessee: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,302 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #152 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 888 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#135 · 1 in 724
  2. Minnesota#143 · 1 in 864
  3. District of Columbia#152 · 1 in 888
  4. South Dakota#156 · 1 in 729
  5. Wisconsin#156 · 1 in 1,082

Best ever in a state: #29 in Minnesota, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#135131 in 724
Minnesota#143231 in 864
District of Columbia#15251 in 888
South Dakota#15671 in 729
Wisconsin#156211 in 1,082
California#159461 in 800
Maine#16471 in 883
Utah#17561 in 760
Massachusetts#183141 in 1,945
Ohio#190321 in 1,466
Illinois#197341 in 1,486
Connecticut#21551 in 1,847
New Jersey#217121 in 1,959
New York#240401 in 2,048
Nebraska#24351 in 1,955
Iowa#26471 in 2,654
Indiana#29671 in 3,313
Pennsylvania#297201 in 3,552
Michigan#302111 in 3,524
Tennessee#35481 in 3,302
Virginia#37451 in 4,547
Missouri#43751 in 5,166
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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 Dianne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2,721 spots since 2024 (#8,443 → #5,722)
  • 719 spots since 2020 (#5,003 → #5,722)
  • 595 spots since 2015 (#5,127 → #5,722)
  • Biggest jump: 275 spots in 1929 (#1,097 → #822)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1980 (#808 → #959)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1911
  • Peaked 1945 at #72 (3,611 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1943–1952
  • Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1929–1984
Share of babies · girls
1 in 362
  • Highest: 1 in 362 girls born in 1945 were named Dianne (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 36.2% of all girls named Dianne (34,494) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s39#2,191 (1911)#3,125
1920s273#822 (1929)#1,842
1930s4,039#192 (1939)#409
1940s32,296#72 (1945)#100
1950s34,494#90 (1951)#120
1960s16,928#160 (1960)#211
1970s3,803#296 (1970)#583
1980s1,514#875 (1981)#1,013
1990s945#1,208 (1990)#1,689
2000s549#2,193 (2001)#3,004
2010s286#3,624 (2010)#5,048
2020s123#5,003 (2020)#6,023

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.

Dianne in 1936

girls
#310
381 births · 1 in 2,731 girls

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #310Dianne381
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,731 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 93.6% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianne
  1. #307Betsy384
  2. #307Lynn384
  3. #309Bernadette382
  4. #310Dianne381
  5. #310Olivia381
  6. #312Isabel376
  7. #312Ola376
  8. #312Rhoda376

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

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →