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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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 1972

  • 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: #180 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 890 girlsNHWashington: #202 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 960 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #297 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsMNIllinois: #280 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,587 girlsILWisconsin: #339 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,750 girlsWIMichigan: #318 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,134 girlsMINew York: #391 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,463 girlsNYMassachusetts: #325 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,445 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedRIOregon: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsORNevada: #148 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 546 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedSDIowa: #189 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 917 girlsIAIndiana: #284 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsINOhio: #272 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsOHPennsylvania: #377 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,884 girlsPANew Jersey: #406 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,910 girlsNJConnecticut: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,637 girlsCTCalifornia: #299 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsCAUtah: #287 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsUTColorado: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsCONebraska: #246 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsNEMissouri: #267 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,490 girlsMOKentucky: #186 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 914 girlsKYWest Virginia: #212 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsWVVirginia: #287 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsVAMaryland: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsMDDelaware: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 614 girlsDEArizona: #394 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,067 girlsAZNew Mexico: #336 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsNMKansas: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsKSArkansas: #230 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsARTennessee: #253 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #282 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,747 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #401 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,744 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #213 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 959 girlsOKLouisiana: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,411 girlsLAMississippi: #254 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsMSAlabama: #340 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsALGeorgia: #434 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,271 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dianna, so not publishedHITexas: #291 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,460 girlsTXFlorida: #376 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#148 · 1 in 546
  2. Delaware#161 · 1 in 614
  3. New Hampshire#180 · 1 in 890
  4. Kentucky#186 · 1 in 914
  5. Iowa#189 · 1 in 917

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#14851 in 546
Delaware#16151 in 614
New Hampshire#18051 in 890
Kentucky#186261 in 914
Iowa#189191 in 917
Washington#202201 in 960
West Virginia#212111 in 1,108
Oklahoma#213171 in 959
Arkansas#230121 in 1,091
Nebraska#24671 in 1,336
Tennessee#253201 in 1,415
Mississippi#254131 in 1,333
Maryland#257141 in 1,470
Missouri#267211 in 1,490
Ohio#272451 in 1,654
Illinois#280471 in 1,587
North Carolina#282211 in 1,747
Colorado#283111 in 1,431
Indiana#284211 in 1,764
Utah#28771 in 1,504
Virginia#287161 in 1,850
Texas#291661 in 1,460
Minnesota#297111 in 2,188
Oregon#29781 in 1,579
California#299871 in 1,576
Michigan#318291 in 2,134
Massachusetts#325141 in 2,445
Kansas#33561 in 2,054
New Mexico#33651 in 1,528
Wisconsin#339101 in 2,750
Alabama#340121 in 2,012
Florida#376191 in 2,341
Pennsylvania#377251 in 2,884
Connecticut#37961 in 2,637
New York#391451 in 2,463
Arizona#39471 in 2,067
Louisiana#395111 in 2,411
South Carolina#40171 in 2,744
New Jersey#406141 in 2,910
Georgia#434111 in 3,271
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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 1972

girls
#312
773 births · 1 in 1,968 girls

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #312Dianna773
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,968 of them was named Dianna, which outranked 96.8% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dianna
  1. #309Bethany781
  2. #310Alisa775
  3. #310Lorraine775
  4. #312Dianna773
  5. #312Katie773
  6. #314Marla772
  7. #315Trisha771
  8. #316Priscilla766

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

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →