Recorded 1941–1984 Girls' name Peak 1957 624 births

Diania — girls' name

624 babies named Diania in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1461950s2511960s1561970s561980s15
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Diania was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

34 babies were named Diania in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diania

The Social Security Administration has registered 624 babies named Diania between 1941 and 1984, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Diania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diania performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 251 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Diania shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Diania in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diania 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 624 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.

Diania at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

624

Since 1941

44 years of records

Peak year

1957

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1941

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1984

Diania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1941

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1957)
34
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 198419741969196419591954194919441941 5

Diania by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
251 births that decade — 40% of Diania's all-time total
1940s1461950s2511960s1561970s561980s15

Diania by state

Where Diania concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Diania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
7 1.1%
West Virginia share of Diania's total US births 1.1%

7 of 624 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diania?
624 babies have been named Diania since 1941. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1957 with 34 births.
When was Diania most popular?
Diania was most popular in the 1950s decade with 251 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Diania most popular?
The top states for the name Diania are West Virginia (7 births).
How long has the name Diania been used?
Diania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 44 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Diania?
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.

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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, 1941–1984 (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.