Diane

#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #6,816
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1955 · 23,290 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
35 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
518,651
since 1898

Diane over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #14, 1955girls
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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#2,60766
2024#2,24883
2023#2,82360
2022#2,22884
2021#1,861107
2020#2,34175
2019#2,45172
2018#2,47871
2017#2,18487
2016#1,972101
2015#2,10392
2014#1,706123
2013#1,849109
2012#1,714121
2011#1,666127
2010#1,569140
2009#1,660134
2008#1,250201
2007#1,137226
2006#1,157210
2005#1,011241
2004#897271
2003#933252
2002#828282
2001#884260
2000#711326
1999#734306
1998#644358
1997#608373
1996#585391
1995#540440
1994#542450
1993#462543#6,8167
1992#414611#8,4355
1991#360711#8,2365
1990#363730#5,8238
1989#317801#5,1659
1988#303818#5,2008
1987#274895#4,9688
1986#2541,015#3,13115
1985#2231,169#6,5235
1984#2181,198#4,5528
1983#1931,377#3,63011
1982#2011,350#5,6196
1981#2061,272#3,60111
1980#2011,287#4,9407
1979#1991,330
1978#1811,434#3,40011
1977#1641,644#3,60610
1976#1551,689#2,82614
1975#1421,909#4,3097
1974#1292,227#3,31810
1973#1152,603#2,31117
1972#1053,091#3,6228
1971#834,208#2,05220
1970#705,188#1,79424
1969#615,943#1,86120
1968#516,583#1,57425
1967#447,818#1,36431
1966#458,750#1,58024
1965#4010,365#1,40530
1964#3212,864#1,23639
1963#3113,193#1,08150
1962#2614,823#1,42330
1961#2616,205#1,32236
1960#2217,909#1,25239
1959#1919,972#1,08151
1958#1820,811#96262
1957#1722,090#1,04153
1956#1522,518#1,14044
1955#1423,290#1,03353
1954#1722,053#1,13743
1953#1721,351#1,42728
1952#1621,063#1,16640
1951#1519,840#1,29532
1950#1617,636#1,39527
1949#1917,252#1,38028
1948#1916,607#1,19436
1947#1817,775#1,21336
1946#1915,835#1,09440
1945#2212,223#1,13933
1944#2410,710#1,15233
1943#2411,326#1,18733
1942#289,551#1,24431
1941#406,427#1,33325
1940#455,172#1,28827
1939#514,340#1,57818
1938#643,827#2,32610
1937#763,175#1,82815
1936#1122,146#3,1476
1935#1092,197#3,6455
1934#1241,872#2,39310
1933#1341,603#3,2686
1932#1421,439
1931#211857
1930#225742
1929#219796
1928#260616
1927#562159
1926#673116
1925#668122
1924#669123
1923#686115
1922#694111
1921#86872
1920#81480
1919#75287
1918#79680
1917#72193
1916#677102
1915#66499
1914#67175
1913#61272
1912#69752
1911#73335
1910#73733
1909#90920
1908#93918
1907#1,20611
1906#1,10112
1905#1,9315
1904#96514
1903#1,3188
1902#1,5946
1901#1,4666
1900#1,4318
1899#1,1818
1898#1,7005
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First appearance
1898

The first year at least five girls were named Diane! It came in at #1,700, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1898, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Diane is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #197 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsNHWashington: #280 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #362 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,760 girlsMNIllinois: #231 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsILWisconsin: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsWIMichigan: #307 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,209 girlsMINew York: #201 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsNYMassachusetts: #143 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 827 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedRIOregon: #363 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,241 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedSDIowa: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsIAIndiana: #434 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,392 girlsINOhio: #319 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,367 girlsOHPennsylvania: #295 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsPANew Jersey: #154 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 888 girlsNJConnecticut: #158 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 893 girlsCTCalifornia: #268 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsCAUtah: #357 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,940 girlsUTColorado: #397 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNEMissouri: #312 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,262 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedWVVirginia: #424 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,262 girlsVAMaryland: #283 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedDEArizona: #340 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,937 girlsAZNew Mexico: #322 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedARTennessee: #572 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,822 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #438 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,485 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #418 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedALGeorgia: #533 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,012 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedHITexas: #415 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsTXFlorida: #277 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,779 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#143 · 1 in 827
  2. New Jersey#154 · 1 in 888
  3. Connecticut#158 · 1 in 893
  4. New Hampshire#197 · 1 in 1,106
  5. New York#201 · 1 in 1,213

Best ever in a state: #4 in New Hampshire, 1951.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#143451 in 827
New Jersey#154511 in 888
Connecticut#158211 in 893
New Hampshire#19761 in 1,106
New York#201941 in 1,213
Illinois#231521 in 1,417
Wisconsin#265161 in 1,791
California#2681481 in 1,544
Florida#277411 in 1,779
Washington#280171 in 1,642
Maryland#283141 in 1,855
Pennsylvania#295341 in 2,056
Michigan#307261 in 2,209
Missouri#312141 in 2,262
Ohio#319291 in 2,367
New Mexico#32261 in 1,553
Arizona#340131 in 1,937
Utah#35771 in 1,940
Minnesota#362101 in 2,760
Iowa#36361 in 2,607
Oregon#36371 in 2,241
Colorado#39781 in 2,608
Texas#415481 in 2,673
Louisiana#418101 in 2,631
Virginia#424111 in 3,262
Indiana#434101 in 3,392
North Carolina#438111 in 3,485
Georgia#533101 in 4,012
Tennessee#57261 in 4,822
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Kentucky
Maine
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Nebraska
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North Dakota
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South Carolina
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 Diane
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 359 spots since 2024 (#2,248#2,607)
  • 266 spots since 2020 (#2,341#2,607)
  • 504 spots since 2015 (#2,103#2,607)
  • Biggest jump: 353 spots in 1904 (#1,318#965)
  • Biggest drop: 966 spots in 1905 (#965#1,931)
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1955 at #14 (23,290 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1937–1971
  • Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1908–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 84
  • Highest: 1 in 84 girls born in 1955 were named Diane (1.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 40.6% of all girls named Diane (210,624) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s13#1,181 (1899)#1,441
1900s108#909 (1909)#1,286
1910s728#612 (1913)#706
1920s2,310#219 (1929)#611
1930s22,198#51 (1939)#125
1940s122,878#18 (1947)#26
1950s210,624#14 (1955)#16
1960s114,453#22 (1960)#38
1970s25,323#70 (1970)#134
1980s11,182#193 (1983)#239
1990s4,913#360 (1991)#525
2000s2,403#711 (2000)#1,047
2010s1,043#1,569 (2010)#1,969
2020s475#1,861 (2021)#2,351

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.

Diane in 1988

girls
#303
818 births · 1 in 2,177 girls
boys
#5,200
8 births · 1 in 239,285 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #303Diane818

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #5,200Diane8
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,177 of them was named Diane, which outranked 97.8% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #300Hope823
  2. #301Mindy821
  3. #302Alice820
  4. #303Diane818
  5. #304Paula812
  6. #305Angelina811
  7. #306Chelsie810
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. 2,890Jalissa#3,857#967
  2. 2,381Taja#3,101#720
  3. 1,710Whitley#2,156#446
  4. 1,225Jalisa#1,662#437
  5. 883Jaleesa#1,227#344
Fallers
  1. 620Channing#590#1,210
  2. 346Denisse#954#1,300
  3. 319Jeana#966#1,285
  4. 314Eliana#826#1,140
  5. 311Nakia#893#1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 239,285 of them was named Diane, which outranked 38.8% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #4,786Zerrick9
  2. #4,786Zeshan9
  3. #4,786Ziad9
  4. #5,200Diane8
  5. #5,200Abayomi8
  6. #5,200Abby8
  7. #5,200Abhishek8
  8. #5,751Aakash7
  9. #5,751Abdias7
  10. #5,751Abelino7

Tied with 550 names at #5,200; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. 3,252Nico#4,239#987
  2. 1,245Ridge#2,215#970
  3. 668Colten#1,484#816
  4. 600Brantley#1,587#987
  5. 518Long#1,337#819
Fallers
  1. 362Cordaro#908#1,270
  2. 246Ramsey#884#1,130
  3. 241Yaakov#974#1,215
  4. 233Adrain#990#1,223
  5. 230Kiel#846#1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988