Diamond
The gemstone used as a name. The word came through Old French from the Greek adamas, meaning unconquerable, a reference to the stone's hardness.
Diamond in 2025
Diamond was given to 131 babies in the United States in 2025 — 37 boys and 94 girls, making it the 2,949th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,308 babies born.
The history of Diamond
Diamond reached its highest point in 1999, when 2,210 babies were given the name, ranking 316th that year.
Across the 129 years of records since 1897, 36,297 babies have been named Diamond. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Diamond by decade
| Decade | Babies named Diamond | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 2,217 |
| 1900s | 17 | 2,776 |
| 1910s | 108 | 2,993 |
| 1920s | 155 | 3,419 |
| 1930s | 36 | 5,225 |
| 1940s | 48 | 4,552 |
| 1950s | 69 | 5,021 |
| 1960s | 61 | 4,860 |
| 1970s | 383 | 2,367 |
| 1980s | 2,157 | 870 |
| 1990s | 15,987 | 316 |
| 2000s | 12,914 | 340 |
| 2010s | 3,283 | 1,120 |
| 2020s | 1,073 | 2,163 |
Where Diamond is heading
Diamond has fallen 56% over the past decade, from 299 babies in 2015 to 131 in 2025.
Names like Diamond
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Diamond.