Recorded 1942–1972 Girls' name Peak 1951 426 births

Diannia — girls' name

426 babies named Diannia in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s931950s2011960s1131970s19
1950s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Diannia was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

28 babies were named Diannia in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diannia

The Social Security Administration has registered 426 babies named Diannia between 1942 and 1972, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Diannia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diannia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Diannia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Diannia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diannia 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 426 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.

Diannia at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

426

Since 1942

31 years of records

Peak year

1951

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1942

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1972

Diannia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1942

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1951)
28
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030 197219681964196019561952194819441942 5

Diannia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
201 births that decade — 47% of Diannia's all-time total
1940s931950s2011960s1131970s19

Diannia by state

Where Diannia concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Diannia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
#2 Oklahoma
5 1.2%
California share of Diannia's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diannia?
426 babies have been named Diannia since 1942. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1951 with 28 births.
When was Diannia most popular?
Diannia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Diannia most popular?
The top states for the name Diannia are California (5 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Diannia been used?
Diannia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 31 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Diannia?
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, 1942–1972 (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.