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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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
1919
1918#3,8697
1917#2,20415
1916#3,9196
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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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedAKMaine: #193 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNHWashington: #143 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 727 girlsWAIdaho: #118 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 467 girlsIDMontana: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 844 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #205 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsNDMinnesota: #175 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsMNIllinois: #180 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsILWisconsin: #215 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,047 girlsWIMichigan: #158 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsMINew York: #359 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,860 girlsNYMassachusetts: #314 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,905 girlsMARhode Island: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsRIOregon: #126 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 559 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #177 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsSDIowa: #118 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 616 girlsIAIndiana: #97 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 492 girlsINOhio: #123 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 681 girlsOHPennsylvania: #192 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsPANew Jersey: #232 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsNJConnecticut: #210 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsCTCalifornia: #208 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedUTColorado: #118 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 538 girlsCONebraska: #122 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 631 girlsNEMissouri: #133 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 820 girlsMOKentucky: #106 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 550 girlsKYWest Virginia: #84 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 388 girlsWVVirginia: #166 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 971 girlsVAMaryland: #187 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedDEArizona: #167 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 694 girlsAZNew Mexico: #262 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsNMKansas: #105 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 513 girlsKSArkansas: #207 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsARTennessee: #194 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #259 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #311 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,511 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #236 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsDCOklahoma: #94 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 515 girlsOKLouisiana: #178 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 850 girlsLAMississippi: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,542 girlsMSAlabama: #264 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsALGeorgia: #398 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedHITexas: #187 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 987 girlsTXFlorida: #244 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#84 · 1 in 388
  2. Oklahoma#94 · 1 in 515
  3. Indiana#97 · 1 in 492
  4. Kansas#105 · 1 in 513
  5. Kentucky#106 · 1 in 550

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#84591 in 388
Oklahoma#94421 in 515
Indiana#97851 in 492
Kansas#105351 in 513
Kentucky#106611 in 550
Colorado#118271 in 538
Idaho#118131 in 467
Iowa#118451 in 616
Nebraska#122211 in 631
Ohio#1231251 in 681
Oregon#126271 in 559
Missouri#133481 in 820
Washington#143341 in 727
Rhode Island#15671 in 1,042
Michigan#158721 in 1,017
Virginia#166361 in 971
Arizona#167131 in 694
Minnesota#175271 in 1,229
Montana#17571 in 844
South Dakota#17771 in 1,032
Louisiana#178401 in 850
Illinois#180721 in 1,208
Maryland#187201 in 1,140
Texas#187971 in 987
Pennsylvania#192761 in 1,345
Maine#19371 in 1,273
Tennessee#194291 in 1,265
North Dakota#20551 in 1,361
Arkansas#207171 in 1,255
California#208851 in 1,336
Connecticut#210101 in 1,745
Wisconsin#215181 in 2,047
New Jersey#232211 in 2,049
District of Columbia#23671 in 1,687
Florida#244191 in 1,489
North Carolina#259271 in 1,788
New Mexico#26261 in 1,508
Alabama#264201 in 1,841
South Carolina#311111 in 2,511
Massachusetts#31491 in 4,905
New York#359371 in 3,860
Georgia#398101 in 4,185
Mississippi#40481 in 3,542
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Delaware
Hawaii
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Utah
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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 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 1950

girls
#188
1,454 births · 1 in 1,178 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #188Dianna1,454
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,178 of them was named Dianna, which outranked 96.9% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianna
  1. #185Cindy1,467
  2. #186Carmen1,460
  3. #187Thelma1,458
  4. #188Dianna1,454
  5. #188Rachel1,454
  6. #190Florence1,445
  7. #191Dawn1,411
  8. #192Marianne1,402

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

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. 1,242Mindy#2,013#771
  2. 649Geralyn#1,627#978
  3. 636Kyle#1,512#876
  4. 416Debrah#1,109#693
  5. 405Debbra#1,353#948
Fallers
  1. 241Luana#823#1,064
  2. 231Christene#930#1,161
  3. 216Pearline#785#1,001
  4. 210Ingrid#518#728
  5. 201Dayle#982#1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950