US rank #6933 Girls' name Peak 1993 626 births

Diva — #6933 US girls' name

626 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.

1910s71920s231960s251970s131980s1101990s1502000s1092010s1312020s58
#6933
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Diva was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

24 babies were named Diva in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diva

The Social Security Administration has registered 626 babies named Diva between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Diva currently holds the #6933 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diva performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Diva shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Diva in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diva 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 626 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.

Diva at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

626

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1993

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,933

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Diva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
24
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
0510152025 202420172010200319961989198219601917 7

Diva by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
150 births that decade — 24% of Diva's all-time total
1910s71920s231960s251970s131980s1101990s1502000s1092010s1312020s58

Diva by state

Where Diva concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Diva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 3.7%
California share of Diva's total US births 3.7%

23 of 626 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diva?
626 babies have been named Diva since 1917. It currently ranks #6933 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 24 births.
When was Diva most popular?
Diva was most popular in the 1990s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Diva most popular?
The top states for the name Diva are California (23 births).
How long has the name Diva been used?
Diva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Diva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Divya, Divine, Divina, Divinity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.