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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #14, 1955girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1989

  • 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: #207 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsNHWashington: #664 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,914 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: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,572 girlsMNIllinois: #280 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsILWisconsin: #327 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,441 girlsWIMichigan: #418 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,181 girlsMINew York: #228 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsNYMassachusetts: #245 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsMARhode Island: #198 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedORNevada: #255 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedIAIndiana: #453 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,434 girlsINOhio: #468 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,880 girlsOHPennsylvania: #292 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsPANew Jersey: #206 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsNJConnecticut: #229 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsCTCalifornia: #219 for girls · 206 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsCAUtah: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedNEMissouri: #423 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,253 girlsMOKentucky: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,548 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedWVVirginia: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsVAMaryland: #264 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsAZNew Mexico: #244 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsNMKansas: #257 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedARTennessee: #537 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,255 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #473 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,699 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: #560 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,679 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedALGeorgia: #712 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,978 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Diane, so not publishedHITexas: #327 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsTXFlorida: #312 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#198 · 1 in 1,071
  2. New Jersey#206 · 1 in 1,297
  3. New Hampshire#207 · 1 in 1,148
  4. California#219 · 1 in 1,184
  5. New York#228 · 1 in 1,414

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#19851 in 1,071
New Jersey#206371 in 1,297
New Hampshire#20761 in 1,148
California#2192061 in 1,184
New York#228841 in 1,414
Connecticut#229131 in 1,471
Arizona#236201 in 1,271
New Mexico#24481 in 1,144
Massachusetts#245241 in 1,604
Nevada#25551 in 1,229
Kansas#257101 in 1,413
Maryland#264161 in 1,732
Illinois#280441 in 1,757
Pennsylvania#292361 in 1,995
Florida#312371 in 2,082
Texas#327671 in 1,991
Wisconsin#327121 in 2,441
Minnesota#346111 in 2,572
Virginia#390131 in 2,854
Utah#40661 in 2,240
Michigan#418191 in 3,181
Missouri#423101 in 3,253
Kentucky#43761 in 3,548
Indiana#453101 in 3,434
Ohio#468181 in 3,880
North Carolina#473111 in 3,699
Tennessee#53771 in 4,255
Louisiana#56071 in 3,679
Washington#66461 in 4,914
Georgia#71271 in 5,978
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
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 1989

girls
#317
801 births · 1 in 2,302 girls
boys
#5,165
9 births · 1 in 222,325 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #317Diane801

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #5,165Diane9
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,302 of them was named Diane, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #314Cecilia810
  2. #315Tatiana808
  3. #316Joy802
  4. #317Diane801
  5. #317Krystle801
  6. #319Sylvia799
  7. #320Carolina794
  8. #320Paula794

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 9,523Audriana#10,386#863
  2. 7,504Martika#8,391#887
  3. 6,932Audrianna#7,691#759
  4. 3,972Elizabet#4,496#524
  5. 1,772Katherin#2,489#717
Fallers
  1. 539Diandra#905#1,444
  2. 524Taja#720#1,244
  3. 455Jonathan#999#1,454
  4. 445Katarina#960#1,405
  5. 397Caryn#816#1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 222,325 of them was named Diane, which outranked 44.1% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Diane
  1. #4,811Zerrick10
  2. #4,811Zoe10
  3. #4,811Zuri10
  4. #5,165Diane9
  5. #5,165Abdallah9
  6. #5,165Abiel9
  7. #5,165Abrahim9
  8. #5,615Abdel8
  9. #5,615Abdias8
  10. #5,615Abed8

Tied with 449 names at #5,165; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 6,314Kiara#7,270#956
  2. 5,870Alexande#6,426#556
  3. 1,111Kwame#1,768#657
  4. 766Kadeem#1,467#701
  5. 684Hakeem#1,270#586
Fallers
  1. 839Long#819#1,658
  2. 337Darell#981#1,318
  3. 294Whitney#890#1,184
  4. 269Trevin#840#1,109
  5. 252Curt#850#1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989