Boys' name · since 1976
Diante
Diante has 1,376 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,836 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,376
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,376 babies have been named Diante since 1976, making it today's #7836 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diante has been recorded 1,376 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #7836 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,197 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,836 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,376 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diante ranks #4,197 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,836 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,376 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,836 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,376
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Diante's 1,376 recorded births place it above 90.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Diante compares
1,376 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Diante's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diante | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Diante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diante's full recorded timeline at 2000, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diante popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Diante popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1993 (Diante as girls' name)
Diante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (684 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Diante's strongest decade.
684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Diante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 162
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
684 births
- 2000s
2000s
349 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 684 births (50% of all-time use).
How Diante compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Diante's total volume
Diante by state
Where Diante concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 67 | 4.9% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 41 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 27 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.2% |
67 of 1,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Diante appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Diante's data
- Diante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (684 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Diantes (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Diante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Diante 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.