Diamond
Diamond is a given name derived from the name of the diamond gemstone. The word is derived from the Greek adamas. The name was among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States between 1986 and 2014 and remains in regular use. Deimantė, a Lithuanian variant, was the 10th most popular name for baby girls born in Lithuania in 2007.
Meaning & Origin of Diamond
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Diamond is a given name derived from the name of the diamond gemstone. The word is derived from the Greek adamas. The name was among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States between 1986 and 2014 and remains in regular use. Deimantė, a Lithuanian variant, was the 10th most popular name for baby girls born in Lithuania in 2007.
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The Story of Diamond
As a girl name
Diamond first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 2,160 Diamonds were born — ranking #150 that year. As of 2026, Diamond ranks #1,738 for girls with 117 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 34K Diamonds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Diamond first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1897, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 101 Diamonds were born — ranking #1,128 that year. As of 2026, Diamond ranks #2,409 for boys with 58 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Diamonds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Diamond
Diamond is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 34K births in the dataset. Diamond's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #150. Use the chart and map above to compare Diamond's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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