Diane
French form of Diana, the Roman goddess associated with the hunt and the moon; the name comes from a Latin root meaning divine or heavenly.
Diane in 2025
Diane was given to 66 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,637th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 50,232 babies born.
The history of Diane
Diane reached its highest point in 1955, when 23,343 babies were given the name, ranking 32nd that year.
Across the 128 years of records since 1898, 520,034 babies have been named Diane. Half of them were born before 1955, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Diane by decade
| Decade | Babies named Diane | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | 1,892 |
| 1900s | 108 | 1,468 |
| 1910s | 728 | 1,111 |
| 1920s | 2,310 | 398 |
| 1930s | 22,268 | 99 |
| 1940s | 123,200 | 38 |
| 1950s | 211,057 | 32 |
| 1960s | 114,777 | 48 |
| 1970s | 25,444 | 128 |
| 1980s | 11,270 | 375 |
| 1990s | 4,938 | 695 |
| 2000s | 2,403 | 1,301 |
| 2010s | 1,043 | 2,781 |
| 2020s | 475 | 3,399 |
Where Diane is heading
Diane has fallen 28% over the past decade, from 92 babies in 2015 to 66 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1955 peak — Diane is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Diane
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Diane.