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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedAKMaine: #73 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 260 girlsMEVermont: #60 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 197 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #109 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 559 girlsNHWashington: #55 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 261 girlsWAIdaho: #53 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 219 girlsIDMontana: #101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 441 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #45 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 175 girlsNDMinnesota: #34 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 140 girlsMNIllinois: #91 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 425 girlsILWisconsin: #47 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 220 girlsWIMichigan: #57 for girls · 208 births · 1 in 243 girlsMINew York: #109 for girls · 214 births · 1 in 493 girlsNYMassachusetts: #58 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 211 girlsMARhode Island: #62 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 204 girlsRIOregon: #83 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 369 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNVWyoming: #74 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 269 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #32 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 119 girlsSDIowa: #69 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 360 girlsIAIndiana: #110 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 628 girlsINOhio: #80 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 370 girlsOHPennsylvania: #95 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 454 girlsPANew Jersey: #90 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 372 girlsNJConnecticut: #93 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 408 girlsCTCalifornia: #74 for girls · 235 births · 1 in 340 girlsCAUtah: #56 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 236 girlsUTColorado: #100 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 426 girlsCONebraska: #51 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 228 girlsNEMissouri: #115 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 683 girlsMOKentucky: #179 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsKYWest Virginia: #321 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,052 girlsWVVirginia: #118 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 565 girlsVAMaryland: #152 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 784 girlsMDDelaware: #101 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 371 girlsDEArizona: #108 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 436 girlsAZNew Mexico: #146 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 576 girlsNMKansas: #87 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 411 girlsKSArkansas: #198 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsARTennessee: #110 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 545 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #136 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 633 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #132 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 581 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #105 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 512 girlsDCOklahoma: #105 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 563 girlsOKLouisiana: #76 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 295 girlsLAMississippi: #162 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 727 girlsMSAlabama: #114 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 511 girlsALGeorgia: #106 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 446 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedHITexas: #131 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 647 girlsTXFlorida: #97 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 437 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#32 · 1 in 119
  2. Minnesota#34 · 1 in 140
  3. North Dakota#45 · 1 in 175
  4. Wisconsin#47 · 1 in 220
  5. Nebraska#51 · 1 in 228

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#32401 in 119
Minnesota#341701 in 140
North Dakota#45311 in 175
Wisconsin#471211 in 220
Nebraska#51441 in 228
Idaho#53211 in 219
Washington#55721 in 261
Utah#56281 in 236
Michigan#572081 in 243
Massachusetts#581681 in 211
Vermont#60131 in 197
Rhode Island#62281 in 204
Iowa#69561 in 360
Maine#73281 in 260
California#742351 in 340
Wyoming#7471 in 269
Louisiana#76911 in 295
Ohio#801621 in 370
Oregon#83271 in 369
Kansas#87351 in 411
New Jersey#90881 in 372
Illinois#911491 in 425
Connecticut#93351 in 408
Pennsylvania#951761 in 454
Florida#97511 in 437
Colorado#100241 in 426
Delaware#10161 in 371
Montana#10191 in 441
District of Columbia#105181 in 512
Oklahoma#105361 in 563
Georgia#106801 in 446
Arizona#108151 in 436
New Hampshire#10961 in 559
New York#1092141 in 493
Indiana#110491 in 628
Tennessee#110571 in 545
Alabama#114631 in 511
Missouri#115451 in 683
Virginia#118521 in 565
Texas#1311171 in 647
South Carolina#132411 in 581
North Carolina#136651 in 633
New Mexico#146111 in 576
Maryland#152231 in 784
Mississippi#162331 in 727
Kentucky#179271 in 1,028
Arkansas#198181 in 1,080
West Virginia#32161 in 3,052
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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 1944

girls
#90
3,107 births · 1 in 427 girls
boys
#2,080
12 births · 1 in 113,573 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #90Dianne3,107

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #2,080Dianne12
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 427 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 98.3% of the 5,243 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. #87Ruby3,189
  2. #88Kay3,170
  3. #89Marcia3,140
  4. #90Dianne3,107
  5. #91Irene3,087
  6. #92Dolores3,081
  7. #93Lorraine3,046
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 113,573 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 46.8% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianne
  1. #1,988Wash13
  2. #1,988Windle13
  3. #1,988Winthrop13
  4. #2,080Dianne12
  5. #2,080Aden12
  6. #2,080Ambrosio12
  7. #2,080Archibald12
  8. #2,195Adalberto11
  9. #2,195Ali11
  10. #2,195Alvester11

Tied with 114 names at #2,080; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →