Unisex name · since 1908
Diamond
33,733 babies named Diamond in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,017 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,733
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Diamond is the #2017 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 33,733 recorded since 1908.
Diamond has 33,733 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2017 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,017 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33,733 born since 1908
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diamond ranks #776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,017 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33,733 born since 1908, peaking in the 1990s.
- #776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,017 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,733
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Diamond's 33,733 recorded births place it above 98.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Diamond compares
33,733 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Diamond's all-time total is 90x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diamond | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,733 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,160 | 21 | 19,840 |
Diamond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diamond's full recorded timeline at 1983, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 2,160 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diamond popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 2,160
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Diamond popularity over time - boys
2,564 total births recorded since 1897 (Diamond as boys' name)
Diamond by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15,160 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Diamond's strongest decade.
15,160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Diamond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 65
1910s
65 births
- 1920s 82
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 218
1970s
218 births
- 1980s 1,744
1980s
1,744 births
- 1990s
1990s
15,160 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,574 births
- 2010s 3,005
2010s
3,005 births
- 2020s 805
2020s
805 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15,160 births (45% of all-time use).
How Diamond 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 Diamond's total volume
Diamond by state
Where Diamond concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,813 | 8.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,622 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,553 | 7.6% |
| #4 | California | | 2,121 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,993 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,730 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,671 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,571 | 4.7% |
2,813 of 33,733 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Diamond appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Diamond's data
- Diamond's decade-level peak was the 1990s (15,160 total births); usage has since declined to 805 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Diamonds (2,813 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 Diamond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Diamond 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.