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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #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 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedAKMaine: #153 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 781 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNHWashington: #113 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 476 girlsWAIdaho: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 835 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #115 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 479 girlsNDMinnesota: #92 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 412 girlsMNIllinois: #125 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 673 girlsILWisconsin: #89 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 426 girlsWIMichigan: #148 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 939 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsNYMassachusetts: #163 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsMARhode Island: #135 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 718 girlsRIOregon: #132 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 626 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #132 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 574 girlsSDIowa: #171 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsIAIndiana: #152 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 965 girlsINOhio: #140 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 824 girlsOHPennsylvania: #192 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,458 girlsPANew Jersey: #186 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsNJConnecticut: #194 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsCTCalifornia: #125 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 578 girlsCAUtah: #133 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 531 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedCONebraska: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,807 girlsNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsMOKentucky: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,704 girlsKYWest Virginia: #310 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,721 girlsWVVirginia: #403 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,766 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: #428 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,742 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,393 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,100 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsDCOklahoma: #375 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,904 girlsOKLouisiana: #275 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsLAMississippi: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,759 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedALGeorgia: #321 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,568 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedHITexas: #380 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,509 girlsTXFlorida: #292 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#89 · 1 in 426
  2. Minnesota#92 · 1 in 412
  3. Washington#113 · 1 in 476
  4. North Dakota#115 · 1 in 479
  5. California#125 · 1 in 578

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#89561 in 426
Minnesota#92511 in 412
Washington#113231 in 476
North Dakota#115111 in 479
California#125771 in 578
Illinois#125821 in 673
Oregon#132101 in 626
South Dakota#13281 in 574
Utah#13391 in 531
Rhode Island#13561 in 718
Ohio#140621 in 824
Michigan#148451 in 939
Indiana#152271 in 965
Maine#15381 in 781
Massachusetts#163211 in 1,337
District of Columbia#17051 in 1,000
Iowa#171151 in 1,261
Idaho#17851 in 835
New York#180711 in 1,205
New Jersey#186191 in 1,300
Pennsylvania#192511 in 1,458
Connecticut#19461 in 1,644
Nebraska#23451 in 1,807
Louisiana#275151 in 1,481
Florida#29271 in 1,939
West Virginia#31071 in 2,721
Georgia#321121 in 2,568
Missouri#33881 in 3,354
Oklahoma#37571 in 2,904
Texas#380231 in 2,509
South Carolina#39151 in 4,100
Virginia#40351 in 4,766
Mississippi#41461 in 3,759
Kentucky#41861 in 4,704
Arkansas#42851 in 3,742
North Carolina#51451 in 7,393
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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 1938

girls
#210
817 births · 1 in 1,351 girls

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #210Dianne817
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 1,351 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 95.8% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianne
  1. #207Madeline847
  2. #208Claudia837
  3. #209Marguerite826
  4. #210Dianne817
  5. #211Fannie804
  6. #212Gayle803
  7. #213Carmen793
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

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

See the top 100 for 1938 →