Diana Name Popularity

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How popular is Diana?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Diana, ranked the 184th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Diana has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #42 was reached in 1946.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1957 with 9,426 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Diana was 6 in 1888.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Diana occurred roughly during the years 1891-1896, 1905-1908, 1909-1914, 1915-1918, 1919-1922, 1924-1946, 1954-1957, 1995-1998, and 2016-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1975, and 2007-2014.

For a number of years, the name Diana has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Diana for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Diana?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Diana is favored by many parents and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Diana (Girl)		Diana (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,605	184	< 5	--
2017		1,365	230	< 5	--
2016		1,180	269	< 5	--
2015		1,088	296	< 5	--
2014		1,092	298	< 5	--
2013		1,176	272	< 5	--
2012		1,283	252	< 5	--
2011		1,544	204	< 5	--
2010		1,621	190	< 5	--
2009		1,943	166	< 5	--
2008		2,444	137	9	8,473
2007		3,181	106	5	12,840
2006		2,840	120	< 5	--
2005		3,156	100	6	10,437
2004		3,554	90	13	5,894
2003		3,149	108	15	5,095
2002		2,905	117	11	6,186
2001		3,196	102	< 5	--
2000		3,165	106	9	6,977
1999		3,328	101	12	5,399
1998		3,853	83	9	6,454
1997		3,583	97	11	5,374
1996		2,951	107	6	8,219
1995		3,164	105	15	4,108
1994		3,366	98	38	2,133
1993		3,389	94	33	2,307
1992		3,251	101	27	2,616
1991		3,342	103	32	2,254
1990		3,545	98	29	2,386
1989		3,685	86	46	1,690
1988		3,486	85	28	2,208
1987		3,353	85	36	1,801
1986		3,667	75	33	1,846
1985		3,686	74	35	1,735
1984		3,964	72	41	1,508
1983		4,038	69	31	1,792
1982		4,426	64	33	1,741
1981		3,969	75	23	2,219
1980		2,616	118	15	2,996
1979		2,779	111	12	3,408
1978		2,885	102	19	2,400
1977		2,845	100	16	2,687
1976		2,757	101	14	2,857
1975		2,914	100	17	2,469
1974		3,512	87	20	2,146
1973		3,521	85	13	2,751
1972		3,546	83	14	2,566
1971		4,212	82	18	2,226
1970		4,375	89	16	2,321
1969		4,530	81	17	2,070
1968		4,993	71	18	1,910
1967		5,339	65	20	1,773
1966		5,504	64	10	2,665
1965		5,930	64	16	2,004
1964		7,070	63	17	1,992
1963		7,309	62	17	1,982
1962		7,843	57	30	1,433
1961		8,192	56	22	1,744
1960		8,329	53	18	1,929
1959		8,638	49	21	1,771
1958		9,163	45	16	2,042
1957		9,426	43	26	1,551
1956		7,852	56	9	2,836
1955		7,844	55	18	1,859
1954		7,627	57	12	2,344
1953		7,440	55	21	1,684
1952		7,392	51	18	1,818
1951		7,396	50	10	2,537
1950		7,444	47	18	1,759
1949		7,535	48	15	1,964
1948		7,703	48	25	1,467
1947		7,621	48	14	2,097
1946		7,544	42	18	1,710
1945		6,047	43	16	1,713
1944		4,311	60	9	2,506
1943		4,337	62	16	1,856
1942		3,857	68	14	1,973
1941		2,543	100	14	1,928
1940		2,194	117	14	1,919
1939		1,712	138	7	2,900
1938		1,466	151	< 5	--
1937		1,334	157	< 5	--
1936		834	202	< 5	--
1935		804	212	5	3,791
1934		860	205	< 5	--
1933		729	227	< 5	--
1932		661	236	< 5	--
1931		538	265	< 5	--
1930		564	263	< 5	--
1929		538	278	< 5	--
1928		408	330	< 5	--
1927		351	364	< 5	--
1926		320	381	5	4,368
1925		304	393	< 5	--
1924		276	418	< 5	--
1923		284	397	< 5	--
1922		267	403	< 5	--
1921		242	442	< 5	--
1920		232	443	< 5	--
1919		213	454	< 5	--
1918		209	462	< 5	--
1917		149	551	< 5	--
1916		159	519	< 5	--
1915		157	490	< 5	--
1914		152	444	< 5	--
1913		101	507	< 5	--
1912		86	522	< 5	--
1911		56	575	< 5	--
1910		55	553	< 5	--
1909		44	582	< 5	--
1908		55	489	< 5	--
1907		35	632	< 5	--
1906		38	570	< 5	--
1905		31	633	< 5	--
1904		36	560	< 5	--
1903		26	658	< 5	--
1902		36	538	< 5	--
1901		23	667	< 5	--
1900		29	660	< 5	--
1899		31	538	< 5	--
1898		27	623	< 5	--
1897		18	745	< 5	--
1896		30	557	< 5	--
1895		23	644	< 5	--
1894		23	610	< 5	--
1893		24	578	< 5	--
1892		20	646	< 5	--
1891		16	673	< 5	--
1890		13	764	< 5	--
1889		20	575	< 5	--
1888		6	1,172	< 5	--
1887		16	564	< 5	--
1886		13	642	< 5	--
1885		13	614	< 5	--
1884		15	546	< 5	--
1883		10	621	< 5	--
1882		8	692	< 5	--
1881		7	695	< 5	--
1880		10	555	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.