Girl · #9,608 in 2026

Diyana

Name: Popularity of the name Diyana in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Diyana, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Soran is a city in Erbil Governorate, and the administrative centre of Soran District in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Soran is one of the largest cities in Kurdistan Region with a population of about 64,177 people.

Current Rank

#9,608

Peak Rank

#9,351 (2001)

Total Babies

139

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1997

First Year

2023

Last Year

2001

Peak Year

#9351

Peak Rank

139

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Diyana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Origin & history

Soran City as seen from Bradost Mt. The city and district of Soran or Suran is named after the Sorani Kurds who inhabit the same geographical region. Surani people are first attested during the rule of the Urartian Empire to have lived in modern Soran district stretching up to the areas around lake Urmia in Iran. Sorani Kurds have given their name to the Sorani Dialect as well, which is one of the three branches of Kurdish language . Cuneiform texts spanning the Early Bronze Age to the early Iron Age suggest the Soran district formed the territorial core of the Hurro-Urartian kingdom of Musasi

The Story of Diyana

American parents first put Diyana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1997, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 10 Diyanas were born — ranking #9,351 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Diyanas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 139 Diyanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Diyana

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Frequently Asked Questions about Diyana

What does the name Diyana mean?

How popular is Diyana in 2026?

In 2026, Diyana ranks #9,608 among girls' names in the U.S., with 10 babies given the name that year.

When was Diyana most popular?

Diyana reached its peak popularity in 2001, ranking #9,351 that year with 10 babies given the name.

Is Diyana a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Diyana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Diyana?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Diyana include Wilson, Ailine, Renny. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Diyana

Diyana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 139 births in the dataset. Diyana's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #9,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Diyana'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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