Recorded 1993–2021 Girls' name Peak 2006 221 births

Dianey — girls' name

221 babies named Dianey in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s452000s992010s562020s21

The verdict

221 girls have been named Dianey since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

221
total births
1993–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Dianey was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dianey in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dianey

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Dianey between 1993 and 2021, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dianey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dianey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dianey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dianey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dianey 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 221 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.

Dianey at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

221

Since 1993

29 years of records

Peak year

2006

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1993

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dianey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1993

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
19
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20212015201120072003199919951993 7

Dianey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
99 births that decade — 45% of Dianey's all-time total
1990s452000s992010s562020s21

Dianey by state

Where Dianey concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dianey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 7.2%
Texas share of Dianey's total US births 7.2%

16 of 221 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dianey?
221 babies have been named Dianey since 1993. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 19 births.
When was Dianey most popular?
Dianey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Dianey most popular?
The top states for the name Dianey are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Dianey been used?
Dianey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 29 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dianey?
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, 1993–2021 (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.