Is Diamond a boy or girl name?
Diamond is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 129 girls and 56 boys were named Diamond, so 69.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93% of the 36,162 US babies named Diamond were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,443
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,612
- Babies named Diamond since 1897
- 36,162
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 2,210 babies
Boys and girls named Diamond, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 5 | 12 | 70.6% |
| 1910s | 43 | 65 | 60.2% |
| 1920s | 73 | 82 | 52.9% |
| 1930s | 27 | 9 | 25% |
| 1940s | 38 | 10 | 20.8% |
| 1950s | 55 | 14 | 20.3% |
| 1960s | 26 | 35 | 57.4% |
| 1970s | 165 | 219 | 57% |
| 1980s | 413 | 1,744 | 80.9% |
| 1990s | 827 | 15,160 | 94.8% |
| 2000s | 340 | 12,572 | 97.4% |
| 2010s | 278 | 3,002 | 91.5% |
| 2020s | 231 | 711 | 75.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | #2,443 | 129 | #1,612 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,905 | 130 | #1,605 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,524 | 133 | #1,592 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,928 | 154 | #1,411 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,150 | 165 | #1,334 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,368 | 191 | #1,229 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,116 | 218 | #1,124 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,609 | 227 | #1,109 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,312 | 228 | #1,115 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,248 | 264 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,425 | 308 | #884 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,504 | 394 | #709 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,304 | 346 | #787 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,715 | 363 | #759 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,391 | 463 | #633 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,793 | 617 | #495 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,760 | 705 | #447 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,624 | 912 | #356 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,622 | 1,053 | #315 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,553 | 1,057 | #301 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,237 | 1,223 | #263 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,402 | 1,400 | #235 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,772 | 1,579 | #207 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,940 | 1,945 | #168 |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,230 | 2,081 | #162 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,940 | 2,160 | #150 |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,422 | 1,919 | #164 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,403 | 1,676 | #181 |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,305 | 1,697 | #179 |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,247 | 1,682 | #179 |
| 1994 | 101 | #1,130 | 1,786 | #170 |
| 1993 | 89 | #1,187 | 1,522 | #192 |
| 1992 | 96 | #1,123 | 1,301 | #219 |
| 1991 | 92 | #1,149 | 826 | #324 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,327 | 591 | #429 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,311 | 455 | #516 |
| 1988 | 56 | #1,397 | 336 | #596 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,511 | 260 | #701 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,461 | 164 | #959 |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,417 | 139 | #1,061 |
| 1984 | 36 | #1,636 | 99 | #1,273 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,106 | 86 | #1,381 |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,825 | 90 | #1,364 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,148 | 56 | #1,920 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,916 | 59 | #1,846 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,685 | 47 | #2,121 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,396 | 55 | #1,831 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,583 | 36 | #2,434 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,634 | 21 | #3,310 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,022 | 18 | #3,665 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,994 | 19 | #3,460 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,534 | 8 | #6,226 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,460 | 7 | #6,734 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,537 | 8 | #6,151 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,593 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,556 | 9 | #5,145 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,176 | 9 | #4,864 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,404 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,632 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,841 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,433 | 5 | #6,804 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,701 | 7 | #5,163 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,637 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,666 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,282 | 7 | #4,956 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,594 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,963 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,843 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,430 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,158 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,650 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,084 | 5 | #4,710 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,548 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,949 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,357 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,101 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,911 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,658 | 5 | #4,740 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,885 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,750 | 7 | #3,953 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,967 | 8 | #3,645 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,494 | 9 | #3,438 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,503 | 11 | #3,016 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,389 | 10 | #3,182 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,670 | 5 | #5,198 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,848 | 11 | #2,983 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,818 | 11 | #2,957 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,313 | 6 | #4,388 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,430 | 12 | #2,711 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,598 | 8 | #3,425 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,770 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,158 | 7 | #3,513 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,197 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,714 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,986 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,019 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,913 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #971 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Diamond reached #971 in 1897. As a girl name, it reached #150 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Diamond
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.