Dianna

#2,564 for girls in 2025, 68 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1948 · 1,626 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
56,292
since 1916

Dianna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dianna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #172, 1948girls
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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#2,56468—
2024#2,46273—
2023#2,28880—
2022#2,22884—
2021#2,08591—
2020#2,19682—
2019#2,19384—
2018#1,852109—
2017#2,18487—
2016#2,12991—
2015#1,778117—
2014#1,876107—
2013#1,824111—
2012#1,823111—
2011#1,531143—
2010#1,629132—
2009#1,492153—
2008#1,437164—
2007#1,251198—
2006#1,184205—
2005#1,085219—
2004#978243—
2003#1,117197—
2002#971228—
2001#860265—
2000#847262—
1999#841257—
1998#845252—
1997#834248—
1996#816249—
1995#808245—
1994#758274—
1993#744279—
1992#727292#8,4355
1991#655333—
1990#594384—
1989#585374#6,9416
1988#555390#7,2705
1987#539374—
1986#511407—
1985#473446—
1984#465449—
1983#434488—
1982#429511—
1981#471452—
1980#510395—
1979#488418—
1978#418483—
1977#438467—
1976#441446#5,5875
1975#404501—
1974#363593—
1973#341638—
1972#312773—
1971#299910—
1970#292999—
1969#2731,051#3,3148
1968#2471,109—
1967#2531,109—
1966#2361,260—
1965#2401,284—
1964#2271,430—
1963#2211,513—
1962#2231,442—
1961#2211,521#3,6526
1960#2071,654—
1959#2091,567—
1958#1981,710#3,5596
1957#1991,771—
1956#2251,345#3,2167
1955#2171,387—
1954#2121,410—
1953#2111,399—
1952#2061,394—
1951#1871,536—
1950#1881,454—
1949#1761,555—
1948#1721,626—
1947#1851,540#2,8628
1946#1831,404—
1945#1821,133—
1944#230819—
1943#250771#2,7328
1942#288547—
1941#338378—
1940#404287—
1939#474197—
1938#493182—
1937#558146—
1936#1,08142—
1935#1,05543—
1934#1,19036—
1933#1,44226—
1932#1,68521—
1931#3,2268—
1930#2,11016—
1929#2,43713—
1928#2,49713—
1927#2,69912—
1926#3,2699—
1925#2,28316—
1924#2,51414—
1923#2,91711—
1922#4,4456—
1921#3,6668—
1920#3,5988—
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five girls were named Dianna! It came in at #3,919, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1919, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dianna is popular in 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNHWashington: #142 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 782 girlsWAIdaho: #129 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 576 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsNDMinnesota: #211 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,830 girlsMNIllinois: #213 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsILWisconsin: #185 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,665 girlsWIMichigan: #168 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsMINew York: #341 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,906 girlsNYMassachusetts: #248 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,226 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedRIOregon: #143 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 830 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedSDIowa: #155 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,120 girlsIAIndiana: #103 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 570 girlsINOhio: #172 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsOHPennsylvania: #225 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #208 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,786 girlsCTCalifornia: #155 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 832 girlsCAUtah: #163 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 825 girlsUTColorado: #244 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,704 girlsCONebraska: #129 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 838 girlsNEMissouri: #168 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsMOKentucky: #161 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 925 girlsKYWest Virginia: #171 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsWVVirginia: #291 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsVAMaryland: #198 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 653 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNMKansas: #123 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 655 girlsKSArkansas: #276 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,767 girlsARTennessee: #232 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,574 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,768 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsDCOklahoma: #182 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsOKLouisiana: #248 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedMSAlabama: #357 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,575 girlsALGeorgia: #392 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,963 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedHITexas: #282 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsTXFlorida: #260 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#103 · 1 in 570
  2. Kansas#123 · 1 in 655
  3. Idaho#129 · 1 in 576
  4. Nebraska#129 · 1 in 838
  5. Washington#142 · 1 in 782

Best ever in a state: #45 in Nevada, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#103541 in 570
Kansas#123221 in 655
Idaho#12981 in 576
Nebraska#129121 in 838
Washington#142241 in 782
Oregon#143121 in 830
California#155961 in 832
Iowa#155181 in 1,120
Kentucky#161301 in 925
Utah#16381 in 825
Arizona#165101 in 653
Michigan#168431 in 1,177
Missouri#168271 in 1,138
West Virginia#171171 in 1,077
Ohio#172511 in 1,174
North Dakota#18151 in 1,085
Oklahoma#182191 in 1,068
Wisconsin#185161 in 1,665
Maryland#198141 in 1,288
Connecticut#20881 in 1,786
Minnesota#211131 in 1,830
Illinois#213371 in 1,712
District of Columbia#21661 in 1,536
Pennsylvania#225421 in 1,902
Tennessee#232191 in 1,636
Colorado#24461 in 1,704
Louisiana#248201 in 1,341
Massachusetts#248111 in 3,226
Florida#260131 in 1,714
Arkansas#276111 in 1,767
Texas#282431 in 1,760
Virginia#291111 in 2,672
New York#341271 in 3,906
Alabama#35791 in 3,575
Georgia#39291 in 3,963
North Carolina#39591 in 4,574
South Carolina#44051 in 4,768
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See more about Dianna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 102 spots since 2024 (#2,462 → #2,564)
  • 368 spots since 2020 (#2,196 → #2,564)
  • 786 spots since 2015 (#1,778 → #2,564)
  • Biggest jump: 523 spots in 1937 (#1,081 → #558)
  • Biggest drop: 146 spots in 2003 (#971 → #1,117)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 1948 at #172 (1,626 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1937–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,044
  • Highest: 1 in 1,044 girls born in 1948 were named Dianna (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 26.6% of all girls named Dianna (14,973) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s28#2,204 (1917)#3,331
1920s110#2,283 (1925)#3,033
1930s717#474 (1939)#1,331
1940s10,060#172 (1948)#241
1950s14,973#187 (1951)#205
1960s13,373#207 (1960)#235
1970s6,228#292 (1970)#380
1980s4,286#429 (1982)#497
1990s2,813#594 (1990)#762
2000s2,134#847 (2000)#1,122
2010s1,092#1,531 (2011)#1,882
2020s478#2,085 (2021)#2,304

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.

Dianna in 1944

girls
#230
819 births · 1 in 1,621 girls

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #230Dianna819
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 1,621 of them was named Dianna, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianna
  1. #227Alberta827
  2. #228Lola825
  3. #229Sandy820
  4. #230Dianna819
  5. #231Cora816
  6. #232Gertrude813
  7. #233Lydia807
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →