Recorded 1981–1992 Unisex name Peak 1992 21 births

Diep — unisex name

21 babies named Diep in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s6

The verdict

21 girls have been named Diep since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

21
total births
1981–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Diep was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Diep in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diep

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Diep between 1981 and 1992, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Diep currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Diep is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diep performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Diep shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diep 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 21 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.

Diep at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

21

Since 1981

12 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1981

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1992

Diep popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1981

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1992198319821981 5

Diep popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1982 (Diep as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1982 6

Diep by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 71% of Diep's all-time total
1980s151990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diep?
21 babies have been named Diep since 1981. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Diep most popular?
Diep was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Is Diep a unisex name?
Yes, Diep is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 21 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Diep been used?
Diep has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 12 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Diep?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Diedra, Diedre, Dierdre, Diem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–1992 (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.