Girls' name · since 1981
Diara
Diara has 800 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,917 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Diara is the #4917 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 800 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Diara recorded 800 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #4917 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #8,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,917 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 800 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diara ranks #8,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,917 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 800 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,917 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Diara's 800 recorded births place it above 87.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Diara compares
800 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Diara's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 800 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Diara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Diara's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Diara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Diara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (241 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Diara's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Diara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
241 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 241 births (30% of all-time use).
How Diara 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 Diara's total volume
Diara by state
Where Diara concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
19 of 800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Diara's data
- Diara's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (241 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Diaras (19 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Diara 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.