Girls' name · since 1934
Dyann
994 babies named Dyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 994
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
994 girls have been named Dyann since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dyann has 994 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2005.
- #7,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 994 born since 1934
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyann ranks #7,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 994 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 994
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dyann's 994 recorded births place it above 89.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dyann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dyann splits its recorded history at 1964: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dyann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2005
- Peak year (1951)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Dyann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (305 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Dyann's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dyann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
230 births
- 1950s
1950s
305 births
- 1960s
1960s
215 births
- 1970s
1970s
123 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 305 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dyann 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 Dyann's total volume
Dyann by state
Where Dyann concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Dyann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dyanns (32 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dyann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1934–2005 (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 Dyann 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.