Unisex name ★ peaked 1999

Diamond

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #2,024 Trend ↓ Falling 36%

A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.

Rank 2025
#2,024
among girls · ↓410 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
131
named Diamond · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,099
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1999
2,210 babies
All-time total
36,297
#776 all-time among girls
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Diamond popularity over time

36,297 babies have been named Diamond since 1897, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 6 6 1 – –
1900s 12 5 17 2 +183% #1,913
1910s 65 43 108 11 +535% #1,986
1920s 82 73 155 16 +44% #2,957
1930s 9 27 36 4 -77% #3,101
1940s 10 38 48 5 +33% #4,709
1950s 14 55 69 7 +44% #4,957
1960s 35 26 61 6 -12% #4,865
1970s 218 165 383 38 +528% #1,832
1980s 1,744 413 2,157 216 +463% #516
1990s 15,160 827 15,987 1,599 +641% #150
2000s 12,574 340 12,914 1,291 -19% #162
2010s 3,005 278 3,283 328 -75% #633
2020s (to 2025) 805 268 1,073 179 -46% #1,335

Where Diamond is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 87 0.05 outside top 500
2027 81 0.05 outside top 500
2028 76 0.05 outside top 500
2029 72 0.04 outside top 500
2030 69 0.04 outside top 500

Where Diamond is most popular

Girls named Diamond per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.079 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Diamond born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 16 0.183 +132%
Georgia 35 0.154 +95%
Tennessee 24 0.151 +92%
Mississippi 7 0.150 +90%
Alabama 10 0.107 +35%
Florida 45 0.105 +33%
Michigan 19 0.104 +32%
Virginia 16 0.094 +19%
Ohio 19 0.080 ≈ national
North Carolina 18 0.079 ≈ national
Texas 63 0.078 ≈ national
Illinois 15 0.066 -17%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -23%
Maryland 6 0.057 -28%
Arizona 7 0.050 -37%
New York 19 0.048 -39%
California 35 0.042 -47%
Missouri 5 0.041 -47%
Indiana 5 0.036 -55%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -68%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Diamond

Diamond is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,024 in 2025 with 94 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1897, 36,297 American babies have been named Diamond, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1999, when 2,210 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Diamond stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Diamond?

The median living Diamond is about 26 years old; half are between 21 and 31. An estimated 35 thousand people named Diamond are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Diamond year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 94 #2,024 37 #3,200
2024 129 #1,614 56 #2,451
2023 130 #1,606 43 #2,909
2022 133 #1,593 54 #2,526
2021 154 #1,412 42 #2,929
2020 165 #1,335 36 #3,152
2019 192 #1,220 34 #3,370
2018 218 #1,124 25 #4,117
2017 227 #1,109 30 #3,609
2016 228 #1,115 34 #3,312
2015 264 #1,014 35 #3,248
2014 308 #884 22 #4,427
2013 395 #707 21 #4,504
2012 347 #787 17 #5,305
2011 363 #759 28 #3,715
2010 463 #633 32 #3,391
2009 618 #495 20 #4,793
2008 706 #446 28 #3,760
2007 912 #356 29 #3,624
2006 1,053 #315 28 #3,622
2005 1,057 #301 27 #3,554
2004 1,223 #263 30 #3,237
2003 1,400 #235 44 #2,402
2002 1,579 #207 34 #2,772
2001 1,945 #167 56 #1,940
2000 2,081 #162 44 #2,230
1995 1,682 #179 87 #1,247
1990 591 #429 70 #1,327
1985 139 #1,061 48 #1,417
1980 59 #1,846 29 #1,916
1975 18 #3,666 23 #2,022
1970 – – 8 #3,593
1965 – – 6 #3,632
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 6 #3,594
1950 – – 8 #2,826
1945 5 #4,709 6 #3,084
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 9 #2,827
1925 9 #3,438 7 #3,494
1920 11 #2,957 10 #2,818
1915 7 #3,513 7 #3,158
1910 7 #1,986 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Diamond

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Diamond Dallas Page Diamond Dallas Page American professional wrestler, actor, and fitness instructor b. 1956 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Diamond, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Diamond?

The median living Diamond is about 26 years old. Half of all living Diamonds are between 21 and 31 years old.

How many people named Diamond are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Diamond are alive in the United States, based on 36,297 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Diamond mean?

A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.

How popular is the name Diamond in 2025?

Diamond ranked #2,024 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 94 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Diamond?

36,297 babies have been named Diamond in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Diamond most popular?

Diamond peaked in 1999, when 2,210 newborns received the name.

Is Diamond a boy or girl name?

Diamond is used for both: about 93% of babies named Diamond have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Diamond rising or falling?

Diamond is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Diamond become more popular?

Diamond is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 girls named Diamond in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Diamond?

Well-known people named Diamond include Diamond Dallas Page (wrestler).

Names like Diamond

Names that sound and feel close to Diamond: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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