Recorded 1942–2010 Girls' name Peak 1948 387 births

Dyane — girls' name

387 babies named Dyane in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s761950s1031960s781970s711980s431990s62000s52010s5
1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Dyane was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dyane in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dyane

The Social Security Administration has registered 387 babies named Dyane between 1942 and 2010, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dyane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dyane performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Dyane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dyane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dyane 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 387 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.

Dyane at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

387

Since 1942

69 years of records

Peak year

1948

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1942

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2010

Dyane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1942

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1948)
19
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
05101520 201019831974196819621955194919431942 5

Dyane by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
103 births that decade — 27% of Dyane's all-time total
1940s761950s1031960s781970s711980s431990s62000s52010s5

Dyane by state

Where Dyane concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dyane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Dyane's total US births 1.3%

5 of 387 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dyane?
387 babies have been named Dyane since 1942. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1948 with 19 births.
When was Dyane most popular?
Dyane was most popular in the 1950s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Dyane most popular?
The top states for the name Dyane are California (5 births).
How long has the name Dyane been used?
Dyane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 69 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Dyane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dyana, Dyan, Dyanna, Dyani, 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, 1942–2010 (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.