Recorded 1948–1986 Girls' name Peak 1969 354 births

Diahann — girls' name

354 babies named Diahann in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s621960s1811970s941980s12
1960s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Diahann was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

50 babies were named Diahann in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diahann

The Social Security Administration has registered 354 babies named Diahann between 1948 and 1986, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Diahann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diahann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Diahann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Diahann in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diahann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 354 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Diahann at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

354

Since 1948

39 years of records

Peak year

1969

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1948

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1986

Diahann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1948

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1969)
50
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0102030405060 1986197319691965196119571948 5

Diahann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
181 births that decade — 51% of Diahann's all-time total
1940s51950s621960s1811970s941980s12

Diahann by state

Where Diahann concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Diahann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
66 18.6%
#2 California
13 3.7%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.4%
#4 Ohio
5 1.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 1.4%
New York share of Diahann's total US births 18.6%
Even split

66 of 354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diahann?
354 babies have been named Diahann since 1948. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1969 with 50 births.
When was Diahann most popular?
Diahann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Diahann most popular?
The top states for the name Diahann are New York (66 births), California (13 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Diahann been used?
Diahann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 39 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Diahann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Diane, Diana, Dianne, Dianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.