Girls' name · since 1916
Diamantina
654 babies named Diamantina in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 654
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Diamantina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 654 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diamantina has been recorded 654 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1994.
- #9,958 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 654 born since 1916
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diamantina ranks #9,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 654 born since 1916, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 654
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Diamantina's 654 recorded births place it above 86.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Diamantina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diamantina's full recorded timeline at 1953, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diamantina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1994
- Peak year (1947)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Diamantina by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (116 births, 18% of the file).
1940s was Diamantina's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Diamantina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s
1940s
116 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 116 births (18% of all-time use).
How Diamantina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Diamantina's total volume
Diamantina by state
Where Diamantina concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 508 | 77.7% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 1.5% |
508 of 654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Diamantina's data
- Diamantina's decade-level peak was the 1940s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Diamantinas (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diamantina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Diamantina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.