girls' name ★ peaked 1957

Dianna

Meaning Spelling variant of Diana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,566 Trend ↓ Falling 17%

Spelling variant of Diana.

Rank 2025
#2,566
among girls · ↓99 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
68
named Dianna · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,636
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1957
1,771 babies
All-time total
56,356
#545 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Dianna popularity over time

56,356 babies have been named Dianna since 1916, 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 – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 28 – 28 3 – #2,226
1920s 110 – 110 11 +293% #2,308
1930s 717 – 717 72 +552% #474
1940s 10,060 16 10,076 1,008 +1305% #172
1950s 14,973 13 14,986 1,499 +49% #187
1960s 13,373 14 13,387 1,339 -11% #207
1970s 6,228 5 6,233 623 -53% #292
1980s 4,286 11 4,297 430 -31% #429
1990s 2,813 5 2,818 282 -34% #594
2000s 2,134 – 2,134 213 -24% #847
2010s 1,092 – 1,092 109 -49% #1,534
2020s (to 2025) 478 – 478 80 -27% #2,089

Where Dianna 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 66 0.04 outside top 500
2027 64 0.04 outside top 500
2028 62 0.04 outside top 500
2029 61 0.04 outside top 500
2030 59 0.04 outside top 500

Where Dianna is most popular

Girls named Dianna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Louisiana, and Texas.

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 Dianna 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
California 55 0.065 +34%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +17%
Texas 44 0.055 +12%
Alabama 5 0.053 +9%
Virginia 6 0.035 -28%
Florida 12 0.028 -43%
Georgia 6 0.026 -46%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -55%
New York 6 0.015 -69%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
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 Dianna

Dianna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,566 in 2025 with 68 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 56,356 American babies have been named Dianna. Its peak came in 1957, when 1,771 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

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 Dianna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dianna?

The median living Dianna is about 62 years old; half are between 49 and 71. An estimated 48 thousand people named Dianna are alive in the United States today.

median 62 020406080100

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

Dianna 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 68 #2,566 – –
2024 73 #2,467 – –
2023 80 #2,292 – –
2022 84 #2,231 – –
2021 91 #2,089 – –
2020 82 #2,201 – –
2019 84 #2,207 – –
2018 109 #1,854 – –
2017 87 #2,190 – –
2016 91 #2,133 – –
2015 117 #1,783 – –
2014 107 #1,881 – –
2013 111 #1,828 – –
2012 111 #1,825 – –
2011 143 #1,534 – –
2010 132 #1,631 – –
2009 153 #1,496 – –
2008 164 #1,440 – –
2007 198 #1,251 – –
2006 205 #1,185 – –
2005 219 #1,089 – –
2004 243 #978 – –
2003 197 #1,117 – –
2002 228 #971 – –
2001 265 #860 – –
2000 262 #847 – –
1995 245 #808 – –
1990 384 #594 – –
1985 446 #473 – –
1980 395 #510 – –
1975 501 #404 – –
1970 999 #292 – –
1965 1,284 #240 – –
1960 1,654 #207 – –
1955 1,387 #217 – –
1950 1,454 #188 – –
1945 1,133 #182 – –
1940 287 #404 – –
1935 43 #1,059 – –
1930 16 #2,127 – –
1925 16 #2,308 – –
1920 8 #3,699 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Dianna

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

  1. 1 Dianna Agron Dianna Agron American actress and singer (born 1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Dianna?

The median living Dianna is about 62 years old. Half of all living Diannas are between 49 and 71 years old.

How many people named Dianna are alive today?

An estimated 48 thousand people named Dianna are alive in the United States, based on 56,356 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dianna mean?

Spelling variant of Diana.

How popular is the name Dianna in 2025?

Dianna ranked #2,566 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 68 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dianna?

56,356 babies have been named Dianna in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dianna most popular?

Dianna peaked in 1957, when 1,771 newborns received the name.

Is Dianna a boy or girl name?

Dianna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dianna rising or falling?

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

Will Dianna become more popular?

Dianna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 girls named Dianna 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 Dianna?

Well-known people named Dianna include Dianna Agron (actor).

Names like Dianna

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

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