Girls' name · since 1924
Diann
12,252 babies named Diann in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,252
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Diann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12,252 have been recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diann has been recorded 12,252 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2014.
- #1,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12,252 born since 1924
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diann ranks #1,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12,252 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,252
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Diann's 12,252 recorded births place it above 97.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Diann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diann's full recorded timeline at 1966, 13% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 87% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 557 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2014
- Peak year (1947)
- 557
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Diann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (4,627 births, 38% of the file).
1950s was Diann's strongest decade.
4,627 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Diann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 464
1930s
464 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,689 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,627 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,603 births
- 1970s 536
1970s
536 births
- 1980s 182
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 4,627 births (38% of all-time use).
How Diann 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 Diann's total volume
Diann by state
Where Diann concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 775 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 654 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 647 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 647 | 5.3% |
| #5 | California | | 645 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 580 | 4.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 516 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 386 | 3.2% |
775 of 12,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Diann appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Diann's data
- Diann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (4,627 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dianns (775 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 Diann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1924–2014 (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 Diann 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.