Diana

#244 for girls in 2025, 1,277 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #8,324
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1946 · 7,544 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
52 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
368,487
since 1880

Diana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #42, 1946girls
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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#2441,277
2024#2421,301
2023#2281,312
2022#2291,316
2021#2251,329
2020#2451,236
2019#2131,435
2018#1851,608
2017#2301,368
2016#2691,183
2015#2961,091
2014#2981,092
2013#2711,179
2012#2511,288
2011#2041,545
2010#1901,622
2009#1661,943
2008#1382,444#8,3249
2007#1063,182#12,3675
2006#1202,841
2005#1003,159#10,1516
2004#903,554#5,81313
2003#1083,149#5,03515
2002#1172,907#6,08811
2001#1023,198
2000#1063,167#6,8399
1999#1013,328#5,31712
1998#833,853#6,3149
1997#973,586#5,28811
1996#1072,951#7,9716
1995#1053,167#4,05215
1994#983,369#2,12338
1993#943,389#2,29533
1992#1013,251#2,59927
1991#1033,342#2,22732
1990#983,548#2,37329
1989#863,687#1,67846
1988#853,489#2,19728
1987#853,354#1,79336
1986#753,669#1,83733
1985#743,686#1,72435
1984#723,965#1,48142
1983#694,039#1,82230
1982#634,430#1,73433
1981#753,971#2,20423
1980#1182,614#2,96515
1979#1112,781#3,35712
1978#1022,885#2,37519
1977#1002,846#2,66516
1976#1012,760#2,82614
1975#1002,912#2,54016
1974#873,513#2,12920
1973#853,519#2,71613
1972#833,548#2,53414
1971#824,211#2,20318
1970#894,373#2,29316
1969#814,525#2,04617
1968#714,995#1,89418
1967#655,340#1,75820
1966#645,504#2,62710
1965#645,926#2,08415
1964#637,070#1,97517
1963#627,310#1,95717
1962#577,842#1,42330
1961#568,198#1,73122
1960#538,327#1,91018
1959#498,637#1,75921
1958#459,169#2,02616
1957#439,433#1,54726
1956#567,851#2,7989
1955#557,847#1,84518
1954#577,624#2,31612
1953#557,438#1,67721
1952#517,392#1,80418
1951#507,396#2,49510
1950#477,447#1,74618
1949#487,535#1,94115
1948#487,706#1,46025
1947#487,622#2,07614
1946#427,544#1,69218
1945#436,047#1,69716
1944#604,311#2,4679
1943#624,337#1,83316
1942#683,857#1,94614
1941#1002,544#1,90314
1940#1172,195#1,89414
1939#1381,712#2,8297
1938#1511,466
1937#1571,333
1936#202834
1935#212804#3,6455
1934#205860
1933#227728
1932#236661
1931#265538
1930#263564
1929#278539
1928#330407
1927#364351
1926#381320#4,2015
1925#393304
1924#418277
1923#397284
1922#403267
1921#442242
1920#443232
1919#454213
1918#462209
1917#550149
1916#519159
1915#490157
1914#443152
1913#506101
1912#52186
1911#57356
1910#55055
1909#58044
1908#48855
1907#63135
1906#57038
1905#63231
1904#55936
1903#65426
1902#53736
1901#65923
1900#65629
1899#53731
1898#61927
1897#73518
1896#55330
1895#63823
1894#60923
1893#57124
1892#63820
1891#66916
1890#75813
1889#56720
1888#1,1366
1887#56016
1886#63313
1885#60813
1884#54115
1883#61510
1882#6788
1881#6797
1880#54710
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Diana was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1888, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Diana is popular in 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedNHWashington: #102 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 459 girlsWAIdaho: #342 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #204 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 831 girlsMNIllinois: #104 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 470 girlsILWisconsin: #245 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,434 girlsMINew York: #111 for girls · 173 births · 1 in 552 girlsNYMassachusetts: #261 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedRIOregon: #109 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 448 girlsORNevada: #49 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 253 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedSDIowa: #256 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsIAIndiana: #193 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 855 girlsINOhio: #453 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsOHPennsylvania: #351 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsPANew Jersey: #126 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 595 girlsNJConnecticut: #203 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 813 girlsCTCalifornia: #67 for girls · 607 births · 1 in 378 girlsCAUtah: #213 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 860 girlsUTColorado: #144 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 598 girlsCONebraska: #104 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 378 girlsNEMissouri: #539 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,676 girlsMOKentucky: #499 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,529 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #134 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 597 girlsVAMaryland: #183 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 766 girlsMDDelaware: #99 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 321 girlsDEArizona: #92 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 429 girlsAZNew Mexico: #207 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 769 girlsNMKansas: #170 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 659 girlsKSArkansas: #176 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 679 girlsARTennessee: #225 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,006 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #138 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 650 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #117 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 533 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #136 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 400 girlsDCOklahoma: #288 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsOKLouisiana: #549 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,528 girlsLAMississippi: #297 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,135 girlsMSAlabama: #308 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,311 girlsALGeorgia: #113 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 539 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Diana, so not publishedHITexas: #120 for girls · 275 births · 1 in 610 girlsTXFlorida: #140 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 678 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#49 · 1 in 253
  2. California#67 · 1 in 378
  3. Arizona#92 · 1 in 429
  4. Delaware#99 · 1 in 321
  5. Washington#102 · 1 in 459

Best ever in a state: #14 in New Mexico, 1957.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#49481 in 253
California#676071 in 378
Arizona#92851 in 429
Delaware#9991 in 321
Washington#102701 in 459
Illinois#1041411 in 470
Nebraska#104221 in 378
Oregon#109371 in 448
New York#1111731 in 552
Georgia#113981 in 539
South Carolina#117361 in 533
Texas#1202751 in 610
New Jersey#126661 in 595
Virginia#134631 in 597
District of Columbia#13681 in 400
North Carolina#138741 in 650
Florida#1401271 in 678
Colorado#144411 in 598
Kansas#170211 in 659
Arkansas#176181 in 679
Maryland#183331 in 766
Indiana#193381 in 855
Connecticut#203161 in 813
Minnesota#204311 in 831
New Mexico#207111 in 769
Utah#213231 in 860
Tennessee#225321 in 1,006
Wisconsin#245251 in 1,002
Iowa#256131 in 1,041
Massachusetts#261231 in 1,184
Oklahoma#288151 in 1,163
Michigan#297311 in 1,434
Mississippi#297111 in 1,135
Alabama#308161 in 1,311
Idaho#34261 in 1,228
Pennsylvania#351321 in 1,729
Ohio#453231 in 2,452
Kentucky#49981 in 2,529
Missouri#539111 in 2,676
Louisiana#54981 in 2,528
Alaska
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 Diana
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#242#244)
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#245#244)
  • 52 spots since 2015 (#296#244)
  • Biggest jump: 569 spots in 1889 (#1,136#567)
  • Biggest drop: 576 spots in 1888 (#560#1,136)
Rise & fade · girls
66 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1946 at #42 (7,544 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1941–1975
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1889–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 208
  • Highest: 1 in 208 girls born in 1946 were named Diana (0.48%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,259 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 21.8% of all girls named Diana (80,234) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s118#541 (1884)#656
1890s225#537 (1899)#633
1900s353#488 (1908)#597
1910s1,337#443 (1914)#507
1920s3,223#278 (1929)#385
1930s9,500#138 (1939)#206
1940s53,698#42 (1946)#64
1950s80,234#43 (1957)#51
1960s65,037#53 (1960)#64
1970s33,348#82 (1971)#94
1980s36,904#63 (1982)#80
1990s33,784#83 (1998)#99
2000s29,544#90 (2004)#115
2010s13,411#185 (2018)#241
2020s7,771#225 (2021)#236

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.

Diana in 2008

girls
#138
2,444 births · 1 in 774 girls
boys
#8,324
9 births · 1 in 226,683 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #138Diana2,444

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #8,324Diana9
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 774 of them was named Diana, which outranked 99.3% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diana
  1. #135Valerie2,505
  2. #136Giselle2,489
  3. #137Amanda2,451
  4. #138Diana2,444
  5. #139Kate2,421
  6. #140Laila2,414
  7. #141Danielle2,398
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. 9,375Dayami#10,129#754
  2. 4,524Allisson#4,944#420
  3. 1,019Alisson#1,804#785
  4. 851Milagros#1,579#728
  5. 807Mareli#1,530#723
Fallers
  1. 391Kelis#968#1,359
  2. 390Joselin#755#1,145
  3. 378Tyra#947#1,325
  4. 363Montana#932#1,295
  5. 337Allyssa#988#1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 226,683 of them was named Diana, which outranked 43.1% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diana
  1. #7,698Zerrick10
  2. #7,698Zimri10
  3. #7,698Zymarion10
  4. #8,324Diana9
  5. #8,324Aahan9
  6. #8,324Aamari9
  7. #8,324Aayaan9
  8. #9,019Aarik8
  9. #9,019Aarit8
  10. #9,019Abdiaziz8

Tied with 694 names at #8,324; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. 2,801Urijah#3,687#886
  2. 1,035Jadiel#1,912#877
  3. 790Aaden#1,132#342
  4. 676Chace#1,337#661
  5. 500Marley#1,263#763
Fallers
  1. 688Kelan#977#1,665
  2. 286Talen#990#1,276
  3. 281Nery#901#1,182
  4. 250Kellan#883#1,133
  5. 250Efren#977#1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008