Girls' name · since 1993
Dianey
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 221 babies named Dianey, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
221 girls have been named Dianey since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dianey has 221 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2021.
- #18,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 221 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dianey ranks #18,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dianey's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dianey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dianey's full recorded timeline at 2007, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dianey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dianey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Dianey's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Dianey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (45% of all-time use).
Dianey by state
Where Dianey concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 7.2% |
16 of 221 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dianey's data
- Dianey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dianeys (16 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dianey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1993–2021 (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 Dianey 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.