Diana is a very popular girls' name that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Diana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #244 for girl births in the United States (and #522 across all names), given to 1,277 babies — 1,284 including U.S. territories. Diana was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (9,433 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,277 | 1,284 | #244 | — |
| 2024 | 1,301 | 1,301 | #242 | — |
| 2023 | 1,312 | 1,312 | #228 | — |
| 2022 | 1,316 | 1,321 | #229 | — |
| 2021 | 1,329 | 1,339 | #225 | — |
| 2020 | 1,236 | 1,245 | #245 | — |
| 2019 | 1,435 | 1,441 | #213 | — |
| 2018 | 1,608 | 1,622 | #185 | — |
| 2017 | 1,368 | 1,376 | #230 | — |
| 2016 | 1,183 | 1,194 | #269 | — |
| 2015 | 1,091 | 1,091 | #296 | — |
| 2014 | 1,092 | 1,103 | #298 | — |
| 2013 | 1,179 | 1,185 | #272 | — |
| 2012 | 1,288 | 1,295 | #252 | — |
| 2011 | 1,545 | 1,560 | #204 | — |
| 2010 | 1,622 | 1,637 | #190 | — |
| 2009 | 1,943 | 1,957 | #166 | — |
| 2008 | 2,453 | 2,472 | #138 | #8,476 |
| 2007 | 3,187 | 3,210 | #106 | #12,845 |
| 2006 | 2,841 | 2,873 | #120 | — |
| 2005 | 3,165 | 3,181 | #100 | #10,441 |
| 2004 | 3,567 | 3,605 | #90 | #5,898 |
| 2003 | 3,164 | 3,195 | #108 | #5,101 |
| 2002 | 2,918 | 2,942 | #117 | #6,191 |
| 2001 | 3,198 | 3,240 | #102 | — |
| 2000 | 3,176 | 3,213 | #106 | #6,980 |
| 1999 | 3,340 | 3,377 | #101 | #5,399 |
| 1998 | 3,862 | 3,923 | #83 | #6,457 |
| 1997 | 3,597 | — | #97 | #5,374 |
| 1996 | 2,957 | — | #107 | #8,219 |
| 1995 | 3,182 | — | #105 | #4,105 |
| 1994 | 3,407 | — | #98 | #2,133 |
| 1993 | 3,422 | — | #94 | #2,307 |
| 1992 | 3,278 | — | #101 | #2,616 |
| 1991 | 3,374 | — | #103 | #2,253 |
| 1990 | 3,577 | — | #98 | #2,386 |
| 1989 | 3,733 | — | #86 | #1,690 |
| 1988 | 3,517 | — | #85 | #2,209 |
| 1987 | 3,390 | — | #85 | #1,801 |
| 1986 | 3,702 | — | #75 | #1,847 |
| 1985 | 3,721 | — | #74 | #1,738 |
| 1984 | 4,007 | — | #72 | #1,489 |
| 1983 | 4,069 | — | #69 | #1,836 |
| 1982 | 4,463 | — | #63 | #1,741 |
| 1981 | 3,994 | — | #75 | #2,219 |
| 1980 | 2,629 | — | #118 | #2,995 |
| 1979 | 2,793 | — | #111 | #3,409 |
| 1978 | 2,904 | — | #102 | #2,397 |
| 1977 | 2,862 | — | #100 | #2,686 |
| 1976 | 2,774 | — | #101 | #2,859 |
| 1975 | 2,928 | — | #100 | #2,560 |
| 1974 | 3,533 | — | #87 | #2,146 |
| 1973 | 3,532 | — | #85 | #2,750 |
| 1972 | 3,562 | — | #83 | #2,567 |
| 1971 | 4,229 | — | #82 | #2,226 |
| 1970 | 4,389 | — | #89 | #2,320 |
| 1969 | 4,542 | — | #81 | #2,067 |
| 1968 | 5,013 | — | #71 | #1,910 |
| 1967 | 5,360 | — | #65 | #1,773 |
| 1966 | 5,514 | — | #64 | #2,671 |
| 1965 | 5,941 | — | #64 | #2,111 |
| 1964 | 7,087 | — | #63 | #1,992 |
| 1963 | 7,327 | — | #62 | #1,981 |
| 1962 | 7,872 | — | #57 | #1,432 |
| 1961 | 8,220 | — | #56 | #1,747 |
| 1960 | 8,345 | — | #53 | #1,925 |
| 1959 | 8,658 | — | #49 | #1,768 |
| 1958 | 9,185 | — | #45 | #2,045 |
| 1957 | 9,459 | — | #43 | #1,554 |
| 1956 | 7,860 | — | #56 | #2,839 |
| 1955 | 7,865 | — | #55 | #1,860 |
| 1954 | 7,636 | — | #57 | #2,344 |
| 1953 | 7,459 | — | #55 | #1,683 |
| 1952 | 7,410 | — | #51 | #1,817 |
| 1951 | 7,406 | — | #50 | #2,537 |
| 1950 | 7,465 | — | #47 | #1,758 |
| 1949 | 7,550 | — | #48 | #1,965 |
| 1948 | 7,731 | — | #48 | #1,468 |
| 1947 | 7,636 | — | #48 | #2,098 |
| 1946 | 7,562 | — | #42 | #1,710 |
| 1945 | 6,063 | — | #43 | #1,714 |
| 1944 | 4,320 | — | #60 | #2,505 |
| 1943 | 4,353 | — | #62 | #1,855 |
| 1942 | 3,871 | — | #68 | #1,973 |
| 1941 | 2,558 | — | #100 | #1,929 |
| 1940 | 2,209 | — | #117 | #1,919 |
| 1939 | 1,719 | — | #138 | #2,900 |
| 1938 | 1,466 | — | #151 | — |
| 1937 | 1,333 | — | #157 | — |
| 1936 | 834 | — | #202 | — |
| 1935 | 809 | — | #212 | #3,792 |
| 1934 | 860 | — | #205 | — |
| 1933 | 728 | — | #227 | — |
| 1932 | 661 | — | #236 | — |
| 1931 | 538 | — | #265 | — |
| 1930 | 564 | — | #263 | — |
| 1929 | 539 | — | #278 | — |
| 1928 | 407 | — | #330 | — |
| 1927 | 351 | — | #364 | — |
| 1926 | 325 | — | #381 | #4,366 |
| 1925 | 304 | — | #393 | — |
| 1924 | 277 | — | #418 | — |
| 1923 | 284 | — | #397 | — |
| 1922 | 267 | — | #403 | — |
| 1921 | 242 | — | #442 | — |
| 1920 | 232 | — | #443 | — |
| 1919 | 213 | — | #454 | — |
| 1918 | 209 | — | #462 | — |
| 1917 | 149 | — | #551 | — |
| 1916 | 159 | — | #519 | — |
| 1915 | 157 | — | #490 | — |
| 1914 | 152 | — | #444 | — |
| 1913 | 101 | — | #507 | — |
| 1912 | 86 | — | #521 | — |
| 1911 | 56 | — | #575 | — |
| 1910 | 55 | — | #553 | — |
| 1909 | 44 | — | #582 | — |
| 1908 | 55 | — | #489 | — |
| 1907 | 35 | — | #632 | — |
| 1906 | 38 | — | #570 | — |
| 1905 | 31 | — | #633 | — |
| 1904 | 36 | — | #560 | — |
| 1903 | 26 | — | #658 | — |
| 1902 | 36 | — | #538 | — |
| 1901 | 23 | — | #667 | — |
| 1900 | 29 | — | #660 | — |
| 1899 | 31 | — | #538 | — |
| 1898 | 27 | — | #623 | — |
| 1897 | 18 | — | #745 | — |
| 1896 | 30 | — | #557 | — |
| 1895 | 23 | — | #644 | — |
| 1894 | 23 | — | #610 | — |
| 1893 | 24 | — | #578 | — |
| 1892 | 20 | — | #646 | — |
| 1891 | 16 | — | #673 | — |
| 1890 | 13 | — | #764 | — |
| 1889 | 20 | — | #575 | — |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,172 | — |
| 1887 | 16 | — | #564 | — |
| 1886 | 13 | — | #642 | — |
| 1885 | 13 | — | #614 | — |
| 1884 | 15 | — | #546 | — |
| 1883 | 10 | — | #621 | — |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #692 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #695 | — |
| 1880 | 10 | — | #555 | — |