Diamond

Where Diamond comes from

* As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone). * As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant. * As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin.
— Wiktionary's entry for Diamond
  • English
Along the way
  1. 1886
    Diamond Jenness born
    New-Zealand Canadian anthropologist
  2. 1908
    First appearance
    #1,862 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1973
    Diamond Foxxx born
    American pornographic actress
  4. 1976
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  5. 1999
    Peak, #150
    2,160 babies named Diamond — more than any year before or since.
  6. 2005
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #301.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.
Namesakes
  • Diamond Foxxx · American pornographic actress, born 1973
  • Diamond Jenness · New-Zealand Canadian anthropologist, 1886–1969
  • Diamond Jackson · American pornographic actress, born 1966
  • Diamond Stone · American basketball player, born 1997
  • Diamond DeShields · American basketball player, born 1995

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.