Girls' name · since 1898
Diane
518,651 babies named Diane in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #61 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 518,651
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Diane is the #2611 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 518,651 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Diane recorded 518,651 times among girls since 1898, holding rank #2611 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, 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 1898 to 2025.
- #61 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,611 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 518,651 born since 1898
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diane ranks #61 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,611 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 518,651 born since 1898, peaking in the 1950s.
- #61 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 518,651
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Diane's 518,651 recorded births place it above 99.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Diane compares
518,651 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Diane's all-time total is 1,379x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 518,651 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23,290 | 21 | 19,840 |
Diane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diane's full recorded timeline at 1962, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 23,290 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 23,290
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Diane popularity over time - boys
1,383 total births recorded since 1933 (Diane as boys' name)
Diane by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (210,624 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Diane's strongest decade.
210,624 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Diane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 108
1900s
108 births
- 1910s 728
1910s
728 births
- 1920s 2,310
1920s
2,310 births
- 1930s 22,198
1930s
22,198 births
- 1940s
1940s
122,878 births
- 1950s
1950s
210,624 births
- 1960s
1960s
114,453 births
- 1970s 25,323
1970s
25,323 births
- 1980s 11,182
1980s
11,182 births
- 1990s 4,913
1990s
4,913 births
- 2000s 2,403
2000s
2,403 births
- 2010s 1,043
2010s
1,043 births
- 2020s 475
2020s
475 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 210,624 births (41% of all-time use).
How Diane 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 Diane's total volume
Diane by state
Where Diane concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 64,035 | 12.3% |
| #2 | California | | 45,453 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 41,951 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 37,265 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 30,820 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 29,082 | 5.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 24,539 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 24,069 | 4.6% |
64,035 of 518,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Diane appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Diane's data
- Diane's decade-level peak was the 1950s (210,624 total births); usage has since declined to 475 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dianes (64,035 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Diane
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Diane
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Diane 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.