Diana
The Roman goddess of the hunt, from an Indo-European root meaning “heavenly, divine.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Diana appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 52 different years between 1941 and 2005. Its biggest year was 1957, when 9,433 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 43 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1946, at No. 42. In 2025 it ranked No. 244 for girls. All told, 369,771 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Dianna (56,356), Dina (32,097), Dinah (10,509), Dionna (3,780), Dyana (1,907), Dyanna (1,721) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Diane, Deanna, Dianne
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 118 | No. 541 |
| 1890s | 225 | No. 537 |
| 1900s | 353 | No. 488 |
| 1910s | 1,337 | No. 443 |
| 1920s | 3,223 | No. 278 |
| 1930s | 9,500 | No. 138 |
| 1940s | 53,698 | No. 42 |
| 1950s | 80,234 | No. 43 |
| 1960s | 65,037 | No. 53 |
| 1970s | 33,348 | No. 82 |
| 1980s | 36,904 | No. 63 |
| 1990s | 33,784 | No. 83 |
| 2000s | 29,544 | No. 90 |
| 2010s | 13,411 | No. 185 |
| 2020s | 7,771 | No. 225 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.