Girls' name · since 1917
Diva
638 babies named Diva in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,410 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Diva is the #8410 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 638 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diva has been recorded 638 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #8410 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, 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 1917 to 2025.
- #10,119 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,410 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 638 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diva ranks #10,119 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,410 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 638 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,410 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Diva's 638 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Diva compares
638 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Diva's all-time total is 70% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 638 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Diva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Diva's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Diva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Diva by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (150 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Diva's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Diva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 150 births (24% of all-time use).
How Diva 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 Diva's total volume
Diva by state
Where Diva concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.6% |
23 of 638 births nationwide.
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What to do with Diva's data
- Diva's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Divas (23 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 Diva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Diva 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.