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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #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 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedAKMaine: #54 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 192 girlsMEVermont: #89 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 350 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #78 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 274 girlsNHWashington: #48 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 208 girlsWAIdaho: #110 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 442 girlsIDMontana: #98 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 384 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #41 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 158 girlsNDMinnesota: #29 for girls · 190 births · 1 in 124 girlsMNIllinois: #87 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 380 girlsILWisconsin: #36 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 170 girlsWIMichigan: #53 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 223 girlsMINew York: #87 for girls · 294 births · 1 in 368 girlsNYMassachusetts: #53 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 188 girlsMARhode Island: #61 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 203 girlsRIOregon: #48 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 223 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNVWyoming: #67 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 244 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #35 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 128 girlsSDIowa: #43 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 196 girlsIAIndiana: #86 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 428 girlsINOhio: #72 for girls · 183 births · 1 in 326 girlsOHPennsylvania: #82 for girls · 218 births · 1 in 359 girlsPANew Jersey: #79 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 330 girlsNJConnecticut: #92 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 403 girlsCTCalifornia: #74 for girls · 242 births · 1 in 345 girlsCAUtah: #48 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 183 girlsUTColorado: #111 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 466 girlsCONebraska: #48 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 203 girlsNEMissouri: #98 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 534 girlsMOKentucky: #154 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 926 girlsKYWest Virginia: #258 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,944 girlsWVVirginia: #101 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 521 girlsVAMaryland: #117 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 565 girlsMDDelaware: #70 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 242 girlsDEArizona: #93 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 357 girlsAZNew Mexico: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 876 girlsNMKansas: #100 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 526 girlsKSArkansas: #186 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 916 girlsARTennessee: #124 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 622 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #91 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 414 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #103 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 424 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #83 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 325 girlsDCOklahoma: #147 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 806 girlsOKLouisiana: #59 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 249 girlsLAMississippi: #132 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 530 girlsMSAlabama: #103 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 466 girlsALGeorgia: #68 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 307 girlsGAHawaii: #122 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 415 girlsHITexas: #117 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 560 girlsTXFlorida: #99 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 449 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#29 · 1 in 124
  2. South Dakota#35 · 1 in 128
  3. Wisconsin#36 · 1 in 170
  4. North Dakota#41 · 1 in 158
  5. Iowa#43 · 1 in 196

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#291901 in 124
South Dakota#35361 in 128
Wisconsin#361561 in 170
North Dakota#41341 in 158
Iowa#431001 in 196
Nebraska#48491 in 203
Oregon#48441 in 223
Utah#48341 in 183
Washington#48921 in 208
Massachusetts#531851 in 188
Michigan#532241 in 223
Maine#54351 in 192
Louisiana#591031 in 249
Rhode Island#61281 in 203
Wyoming#6771 in 244
Georgia#681121 in 307
Delaware#7091 in 242
Ohio#721831 in 326
California#742421 in 345
New Hampshire#78121 in 274
New Jersey#791011 in 330
Pennsylvania#822181 in 359
District of Columbia#83291 in 325
Indiana#86691 in 428
Illinois#871621 in 380
New York#872941 in 368
Vermont#8971 in 350
North Carolina#91981 in 414
Connecticut#92351 in 403
Arizona#93171 in 357
Missouri#98561 in 534
Montana#98101 in 384
Florida#99501 in 449
Kansas#100261 in 526
Virginia#101551 in 521
Alabama#103671 in 466
South Carolina#103551 in 424
Idaho#110101 in 442
Colorado#111221 in 466
Maryland#117311 in 565
Texas#1171291 in 560
Hawaii#122111 in 415
Tennessee#124481 in 622
Mississippi#132441 in 530
Oklahoma#147231 in 806
Kentucky#154291 in 926
Arkansas#186201 in 916
New Mexico#19671 in 876
West Virginia#25891 in 1,944
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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 1945

girls
#72
3,611 births · 1 in 362 girls
boys
#1,697
16 births · 1 in 84,116 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #72Dianne3,611

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #1,697Dianne16
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 362 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 98.6% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianne
  1. #69Annie3,741
  2. #70Eileen3,637
  3. #71Darlene3,626
  4. #72Dianne3,611
  5. #73Anna3,607
  6. #74Norma3,603
  7. #75Roberta3,602
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 84,116 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 55.1% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianne
  1. #1,633Wray17
  2. #1,633Zack17
  3. #1,633Zeb17
  4. #1,697Dianne16
  5. #1,697Alphonza16
  6. #1,697Andrea16
  7. #1,697Apolonio16
  8. #1,772Adrain15
  9. #1,772Alexis15
  10. #1,772Almon15

Tied with 74 names at #1,697; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →