Is Diana a boy or girl name?
Diana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,293 girls and 0 boys were named Diana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 368,475 US babies named Diana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #243
- Babies named Diana since 1880
- 368,475
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 9,459 babies
Boys and girls named Diana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 118 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 225 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 353 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,337 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 3,223 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 12 | 9,501 | 99.9% |
| 1940s | 155 | 53,698 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 169 | 80,235 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 184 | 65,035 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 159 | 33,346 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 321 | 36,904 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 212 | 33,780 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 68 | 29,543 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 13,406 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,486 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,293 | #243 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,312 | #228 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,316 | #229 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,329 | #225 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,435 | #213 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,608 | #185 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,367 | #230 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,183 | #269 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,091 | #296 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #298 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,178 | #272 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,286 | #252 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,544 | #204 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,622 | #190 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,943 | #166 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,476 | 2,444 | #138 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,844 | 3,182 | #106 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,841 | #120 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,441 | 3,159 | #100 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,897 | 3,554 | #90 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,100 | 3,149 | #108 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,190 | 2,907 | #117 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 3,198 | #102 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,980 | 3,166 | #106 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,399 | 3,328 | #101 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,457 | 3,853 | #83 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,374 | 3,585 | #97 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,219 | 2,950 | #107 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,105 | 3,167 | #105 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,133 | 3,369 | #98 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,307 | 3,388 | #94 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,616 | 3,251 | #101 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,253 | 3,342 | #103 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,386 | 3,547 | #98 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,690 | 3,686 | #86 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,209 | 3,489 | #85 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,801 | 3,355 | #85 |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,847 | 3,669 | #75 |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,738 | 3,686 | #74 |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,489 | 3,964 | #72 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,837 | 4,039 | #69 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,740 | 4,430 | #63 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,220 | 3,971 | #75 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,995 | 2,615 | #118 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,408 | 2,781 | #111 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,397 | 2,885 | #102 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,686 | 2,845 | #101 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,860 | 2,760 | #101 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,469 | 2,912 | #100 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,146 | 3,513 | #87 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,751 | 3,519 | #85 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,566 | 3,547 | #83 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,227 | 4,211 | #82 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,320 | 4,373 | #89 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,067 | 4,525 | #81 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,910 | 4,994 | #71 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,773 | 5,339 | #65 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,670 | 5,505 | #64 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,110 | 5,927 | #64 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,992 | 7,070 | #63 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,983 | 7,309 | #62 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,433 | 7,841 | #57 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,747 | 8,198 | #56 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,925 | 8,327 | #53 |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,769 | 8,637 | #49 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,045 | 9,169 | #45 |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,554 | 9,433 | #43 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,839 | 7,851 | #56 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,860 | 7,846 | #55 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,343 | 7,624 | #57 |
| 1953 | 21 | #1,683 | 7,439 | #55 |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,817 | 7,393 | #51 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,537 | 7,396 | #50 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,758 | 7,447 | #47 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,965 | 7,535 | #48 |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,468 | 7,706 | #48 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,098 | 7,622 | #48 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,710 | 7,544 | #42 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,714 | 6,047 | #43 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,505 | 4,311 | #60 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,855 | 4,337 | #62 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,973 | 3,857 | #68 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,929 | 2,544 | #100 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,919 | 2,195 | #117 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,900 | 1,712 | #138 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 1,466 | #151 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 1,333 | #157 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 834 | #202 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,791 | 804 | #212 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 861 | #205 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 728 | #227 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 661 | #236 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 538 | #265 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 564 | #263 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 539 | #278 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 407 | #330 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 351 | #364 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,366 | 320 | #381 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 304 | #393 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 277 | #418 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 284 | #397 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 267 | #403 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 242 | #442 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 232 | #443 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 213 | #454 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 209 | #462 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 149 | #551 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 159 | #519 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 157 | #490 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 152 | #444 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 101 | #507 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 86 | #521 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 56 | #575 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 55 | #553 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 44 | #582 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 55 | #489 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 35 | #632 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 38 | #570 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 31 | #633 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 36 | #560 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 26 | #658 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 36 | #538 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 23 | #667 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 29 | #660 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 31 | #538 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 27 | #623 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 18 | #745 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 30 | #557 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 23 | #644 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 23 | #610 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 24 | #578 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #646 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 16 | #673 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 13 | #764 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #575 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,172 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 16 | #564 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 13 | #642 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 13 | #614 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 15 | #546 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 10 | #621 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #692 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #695 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 10 | #555 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Diana reached #1,433 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #42 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Diana
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.