Girls' name · since 1916
Dianna
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 56,292 babies named Dianna, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,292
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dianna currently ranks #2569 among girls' names in America, with 56,292 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dianna has been recorded 56,292 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #2569 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, 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 1916 to 2025.
- #545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,569 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 56,292 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dianna ranks #545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,569 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 56,292 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,292
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dianna's 56,292 recorded births place it above 99.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dianna compares
56,292 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Dianna's all-time total is 150x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56,292 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,771 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dianna's full recorded timeline at 1971, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 1,771 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dianna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 1,771
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Dianna popularity over time - boys
64 total births recorded since 1943 (Dianna as boys' name)
Dianna by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14,973 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Dianna's strongest decade.
14,973 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 110
1920s
110 births
- 1930s 717
1930s
717 births
- 1940s
1940s
10,060 births
- 1950s
1950s
14,973 births
- 1960s
1960s
13,373 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,228 births
- 1980s 4,286
1980s
4,286 births
- 1990s 2,813
1990s
2,813 births
- 2000s 2,134
2000s
2,134 births
- 2010s 1,092
2010s
1,092 births
- 2020s 478
2020s
478 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14,973 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dianna 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 Dianna's total volume
Dianna by state
Where Dianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,333 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,349 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 3,700 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,766 | 4.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 2,558 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,340 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 2,263 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,262 | 4.0% |
6,333 of 56,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Dianna appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dianna's data
- Dianna's decade-level peak was the 1950s (14,973 total births); usage has since declined to 478 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Diannas (6,333 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Dianna 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.