Unisex name · since 1980
Diem
717 babies named Diem in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 717
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Diem currently ranks #12244 among unisex names in America, with 717 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Diem recorded 717 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #12244 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #9,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,244 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 717 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diem ranks #9,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,244 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 717 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 717
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Diem's 717 recorded births place it above 87.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Diem compares
717 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Diem's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diem | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 717 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Diem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diem's full recorded timeline at 2008, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diem popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Diem popularity over time - boys
89 total births recorded since 2008 (Diem as boys' name)
Diem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (362 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Diem's strongest decade.
362 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Diem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 80
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
362 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 362 births (50% of all-time use).
How Diem 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 Diem's total volume
Diem by state
Where Diem concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
38 of 717 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Diem's data
- Diem's decade-level peak was the 2010s (362 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Diems (38 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Diem 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.