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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #122 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 432 girlsAKMaine: #72 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 278 girlsMEVermont: #74 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 280 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #73 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 284 girlsNHWashington: #125 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 572 girlsWAIdaho: #147 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 579 girlsIDMontana: #117 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 456 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #136 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 535 girlsNDMinnesota: #103 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 467 girlsMNIllinois: #126 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 607 girlsILWisconsin: #111 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 548 girlsWIMichigan: #127 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 626 girlsMINew York: #135 for girls · 250 births · 1 in 654 girlsNYMassachusetts: #59 for girls · 188 births · 1 in 273 girlsMARhode Island: #59 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 263 girlsRIOregon: #171 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 775 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianne, so not publishedNVWyoming: #133 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 505 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #58 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 225 girlsSDIowa: #119 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 537 girlsIAIndiana: #166 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 946 girlsINOhio: #135 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 662 girlsOHPennsylvania: #132 for girls · 186 births · 1 in 606 girlsPANew Jersey: #137 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 725 girlsNJConnecticut: #136 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 793 girlsCTCalifornia: #166 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 835 girlsCAUtah: #121 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 487 girlsUTColorado: #126 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 526 girlsCONebraska: #102 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 444 girlsNEMissouri: #122 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 588 girlsMOKentucky: #149 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 862 girlsKYWest Virginia: #136 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 756 girlsWVVirginia: #91 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 401 girlsVAMaryland: #137 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 700 girlsMDDelaware: #100 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 418 girlsDEArizona: #200 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 859 girlsAZNew Mexico: #217 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsNMKansas: #184 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 986 girlsKSArkansas: #100 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 505 girlsARTennessee: #118 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 630 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #78 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 342 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #52 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 217 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #107 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 442 girlsDCOklahoma: #173 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 959 girlsOKLouisiana: #56 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 238 girlsLAMississippi: #63 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 255 girlsMSAlabama: #75 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 355 girlsALGeorgia: #64 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 291 girlsGAHawaii: #173 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 606 girlsHITexas: #143 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 717 girlsTXFlorida: #131 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 619 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#52 · 1 in 217
  2. Louisiana#56 · 1 in 238
  3. South Dakota#58 · 1 in 225
  4. Rhode Island#59 · 1 in 263
  5. Massachusetts#59 · 1 in 273

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#521321 in 217
Louisiana#561581 in 238
South Dakota#58341 in 225
Massachusetts#591881 in 273
Rhode Island#59321 in 263
Mississippi#631081 in 255
Georgia#641581 in 291
Maine#72341 in 278
New Hampshire#73181 in 284
Vermont#74131 in 280
Alabama#751021 in 355
North Carolina#781521 in 342
Virginia#911021 in 401
Arkansas#100371 in 505
Delaware#100101 in 418
Nebraska#102331 in 444
Minnesota#103781 in 467
District of Columbia#107301 in 442
Wisconsin#111761 in 548
Montana#117151 in 456
Tennessee#118611 in 630
Iowa#119531 in 537
Utah#121211 in 487
Alaska#12261 in 432
Missouri#122741 in 588
Washington#125491 in 572
Colorado#126341 in 526
Illinois#1261661 in 607
Michigan#1271431 in 626
Florida#131641 in 619
Pennsylvania#1321861 in 606
Wyoming#13361 in 505
New York#1352501 in 654
Ohio#1351541 in 662
Connecticut#136291 in 793
North Dakota#136131 in 535
West Virginia#136261 in 756
Maryland#137411 in 700
New Jersey#137741 in 725
Texas#1431561 in 717
Idaho#147111 in 579
Kentucky#149391 in 862
California#1661751 in 835
Indiana#166511 in 946
Oregon#171211 in 775
Hawaii#173101 in 606
Oklahoma#173231 in 959
Kansas#184221 in 986
Arizona#200141 in 859
New Mexico#217101 in 1,078
Nevada———

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 1955

girls
#121
3,496 births · 1 in 559 girls
boys
#2,302
12 births · 1 in 171,657 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #121Dianne3,496

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #2,302Dianne12
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 559 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 98.2% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianne
  1. #118Constance3,662
  2. #119Yvonne3,546
  3. #120Eileen3,503
  4. #121Dianne3,496
  5. #122Gwendolyn3,457
  6. #123Loretta3,431
  7. #124Lois3,418
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 171,657 of them was named Dianne, which outranked 47.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianne
  1. #2,219Vernal13
  2. #2,219Wheeler13
  3. #2,219Winslow13
  4. #2,302Dianne12
  5. #2,302Adlai12
  6. #2,302Andrei12
  7. #2,302Andris12
  8. #2,435Adonis11
  9. #2,435Albino11
  10. #2,435Alexandro11

Tied with 132 names at #2,302; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →