Girls' name · since 1942
Diona
Diona has 1,509 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,509
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,509 girls have been named Diona since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Diona recorded 1,509 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2021.
- #5,673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,509 born since 1942
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diona ranks #5,673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,509 born since 1942, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,509
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Diona's 1,509 recorded births place it above 92.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Diona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diona's full recorded timeline at 1984, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2021
- Peak year (1994)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Diona by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (339 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Diona's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Diona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
165 births
- 1970s
1970s
325 births
- 1980s
1980s
329 births
- 1990s
1990s
339 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 339 births (22% of all-time use).
How Diona 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 Diona's total volume
Diona by state
Where Diona concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.4% |
58 of 1,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Diona's data
- Diona's decade-level peak was the 1990s (339 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dionas (58 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1942–2021 (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 Diona 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.