Diana
Diana is a feminine given name of Latin and Greek origins, referring to the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt and the moon.
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Meaning & Origin of Diana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Diana is a feminine given name of Latin and Greek origins, referring to the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt and the moon.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
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- Italian
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Catalan
- German
- Dutch
- Danish
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Bulgarian
- Estonian
- Lithuanian
- Polish
- Czech
- Slovak
- Armenian
- Georgian
- Roman Mythology
- Hungarian
- Latvian
The Story of Diana
American parents first put Diana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 9,433 Dianas were born — ranking #43 that year. About 22% of every Diana on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Diana ranks #240 for baby girls with 1,317 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 370K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Diana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Diana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Diana
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Diana, Princess of Wales , British humanitarian and member of the British royal family
- Diana (1948–2024), Brazilian singer
- Diana Abu-Jaber , American author and a professor at Portland State University
- Diana Adlienė (born 1954), Lithuanian medical physicist
- Diana Akiyama , American episcopal bishop and academic
- Diana Al-Hadid (born 1981), American contemporary artist
- Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval (born 1978), Portuguese noblewoman
- Diana Abgar (1859–1937), Armenian writer, humanitarian and diplomat
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Names that sound like Diana
Phonetically similar names — useful when Diana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Diana
Diana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 370K births in the dataset. Diana's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #42. Use the chart and map above to compare Diana'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.