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.
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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The Story of Diana
Diana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 9,433 Dianas were born — ranking #43 that year. As of 2026, Diana ranks #240 for baby girls with 1,317 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 370K Dianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Diana
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- 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
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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 .
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