Is Dian a boy or girl name?
Dian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 17 boys were named Dian, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.4% of the 5,566 US babies named Dian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,484
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dian since 1912
- 5,566
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 287 babies
Boys and girls named Dian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 579 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,978 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 1,537 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 0 | 716 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 205 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1990s | 10 | 86 | 89.6% |
| 2000s | 42 | 48 | 53.3% |
| 2010s | 67 | 5 | 6.9% |
| 2020s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,484 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,390 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,490 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,335 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,741 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,371 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,324 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,055 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,052 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,953 | 5 | #17,169 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,618 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,746 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,902 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,003 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,472 | 6 | #15,768 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,857 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,290 | 5 | #18,390 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,140 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,820 | 9 | #10,928 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,337 | 6 | #14,366 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,024 | 6 | #14,015 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,016 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,712 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,773 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,168 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,881 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,824 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,885 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,232 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,766 | 13 | #6,749 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,540 | 11 | #7,553 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,517 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,120 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,165 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,250 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,204 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,731 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,551 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,649 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,018 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,899 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,059 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,604 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,204 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,412 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,735 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,773 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,990 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,186 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,052 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,035 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,782 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,466 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,371 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,327 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,322 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,221 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,168 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,109 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,048 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 135 | #896 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 133 | #884 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 136 | #871 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 142 | #831 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 140 | #818 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 153 | #749 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 178 | #675 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,865 | 142 | #745 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 198 | #610 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 180 | #637 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 189 | #600 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 199 | #591 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 242 | #541 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 287 | #459 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 196 | #522 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 173 | #552 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 196 | #536 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 196 | #530 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 175 | #529 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 125 | #630 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 125 | #603 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 111 | #650 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 57 | #911 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,054 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,041 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,050 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 51 | #960 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 59 | #915 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,896 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,540 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,468 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,653 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,954 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,646 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,759 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,590 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,512 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,076 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dian reached #3,865 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #459 in 1946. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dian
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.