Diem
The Story of Diem
As a girl name
Diem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 57 births, good for #2,978 nationwide. About 50% of every Diem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Diem ranks #9,026 for girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-56%). All told, over 730 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Diem on the record books as a boy name in 2008, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 9 Diems were born — ranking #8,152 that year. About 65% of every Diem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Diem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Diem
Diem is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 730 births in the dataset. Diem's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #2,978. Use the chart and map above to compare Diem'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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