Is Diane a boy or girl name?
Diane is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 83 girls and 0 boys were named Diane, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 519,974 US babies named Diane were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,247
- Babies named Diane since 1898
- 519,974
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 23,344 babies
Boys and girls named Diane, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 728 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,310 | 100% |
| 1930s | 70 | 22,197 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 322 | 122,877 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 433 | 210,627 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 324 | 114,452 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 122 | 25,323 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 88 | 11,186 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 25 | 4,914 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,403 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,043 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 409 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,247 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,825 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,229 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,348 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,460 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,486 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,188 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,976 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,105 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,709 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,853 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,716 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,667 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,569 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,662 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,250 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,137 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,159 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,011 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 271 | #897 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 252 | #937 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 282 | #828 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 260 | #885 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 326 | #711 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 306 | #734 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 358 | #645 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 373 | #608 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 391 | #585 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 441 | #538 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 450 | #542 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,010 | 543 | #462 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,767 | 611 | #414 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,541 | 711 | #360 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,987 | 730 | #363 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,286 | 802 | #316 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,326 | 818 | #303 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,088 | 895 | #274 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,171 | 1,015 | #254 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,811 | 1,170 | #223 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,662 | 1,198 | #218 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,680 | 1,378 | #192 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,834 | 1,351 | #201 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,668 | 1,272 | #206 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,073 | 1,287 | #201 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 1,330 | #199 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,457 | 1,434 | #181 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,674 | 1,644 | #164 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,861 | 1,689 | #155 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,443 | 1,909 | #142 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,188 | 2,227 | #129 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,337 | 2,603 | #115 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,715 | 3,092 | #105 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,074 | 4,209 | #83 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,810 | 5,186 | #70 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,875 | 5,943 | #61 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,589 | 6,584 | #51 |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,371 | 7,818 | #44 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,592 | 8,750 | #45 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,413 | 10,364 | #40 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,241 | 12,866 | #32 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,082 | 13,195 | #31 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,434 | 14,819 | #26 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,328 | 16,204 | #26 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,255 | 17,909 | #22 |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,086 | 19,972 | #19 |
| 1958 | 62 | #964 | 20,815 | #18 |
| 1957 | 53 | #1,043 | 22,089 | #17 |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,146 | 22,518 | #15 |
| 1955 | 53 | #1,036 | 23,291 | #14 |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,142 | 22,052 | #17 |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,434 | 21,350 | #17 |
| 1952 | 40 | #1,171 | 21,063 | #16 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,311 | 19,841 | #15 |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,404 | 17,636 | #16 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,390 | 17,251 | #19 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,202 | 16,607 | #19 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,219 | 17,775 | #18 |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,099 | 15,835 | #19 |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,141 | 12,223 | #22 |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,158 | 10,710 | #24 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,191 | 11,326 | #24 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,252 | 9,550 | #28 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,340 | 6,428 | #40 |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,291 | 5,172 | #45 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,588 | 4,339 | #51 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,366 | 3,827 | #64 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,847 | 3,175 | #76 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,243 | 2,146 | #112 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,792 | 2,197 | #109 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,437 | 1,872 | #124 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,358 | 1,603 | #134 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 1,439 | #142 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 857 | #211 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 742 | #225 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 796 | #219 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 616 | #260 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 159 | #563 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 116 | #675 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 122 | #669 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 123 | #670 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 115 | #686 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 111 | #695 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 72 | #868 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 80 | #814 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 87 | #752 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 80 | #797 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 93 | #724 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 102 | #677 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 99 | #664 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 75 | #674 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 72 | #613 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 52 | #700 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 35 | #736 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 33 | #741 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 20 | #912 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 18 | #950 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,228 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,113 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,012 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 14 | #968 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,351 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,649 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,530 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,467 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,199 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,765 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Diane reached #964 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #14 in 1955. 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 Diane
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.