Girls' name · since 1943
Dianah
Dianah has 449 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 449
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
449 girls have been named Dianah since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dianah recorded 449 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2009.
- #12,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 449 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dianah ranks #12,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 449 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 449
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dianah's 449 recorded births place it above 82.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dianah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dianah's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dianah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2009
- Peak year (1958)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Dianah by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (121 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Dianah's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dianah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
121 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 121 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dianah's data
- Dianah's decade-level peak was the 1950s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dianah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1943–2009 (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 Dianah 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.