Girls' name · peaked in 1946
Diana name popularity since 1925
366,436 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Diana. Half of them were born in 1964 or earlier, so the typical Diana is about 62 years old in 2026. Diana peaked in 1946 as the #42 name for girls, and it ranked #244 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 366,436
- Named Diana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #244
- for girls in 2025 (1,277 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 365,152 girls · 1,284 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 1.65× its national share
Peak year is the year Diana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Diana births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1957. Measured as a share of all babies, Diana peaked in 1946.
- Fastest rise: Between 1936 and 1941, Diana became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 1,250 baby girls to 1 in 475.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 604 to 1 in 1,370.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Diana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Diana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Diana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,921 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 9,500 | 12 | #212 |
| 1940s | 53,698 | 155 | #43 |
| 1950s | 80,234 | 169 | #55 |
| 1960s | 65,037 | 184 | #64 |
| 1970s | 33,348 | 158 | #100 |
| 1980s | 36,904 | 321 | #74 |
| 1990s | 33,784 | 212 | #105 |
| 2000s | 29,544 | 68 | #100 |
| 2010s | 13,411 | 0 | #296 |
| 2020–25 | 7,771 | 0 | #244 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.9% of babies named Diana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Diana is most popular
The index compares Diana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Diana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1.65× | 64,341 |
| New Mexico | 1.43× | 2,909 |
| West Virginia | 1.37× | 4,450 |
| Indiana | 1.36× | 11,850 |
| Texas | 1.34× | 38,582 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Diana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Diana (this page) | 365,152 | 1946 |
| Dianna | 56,217 | 1948 |
| Dyana | 1,907 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Diana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Diana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Diana (1946).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data