Dianna
Spelling variant of Diana, the Roman goddess of hunting and the moon; her name comes from a Latin root meaning heavenly or divine, related to dies, day.
Dianna in 2025
Dianna was given to 68 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,549th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 48,755 babies born.
The history of Dianna
Dianna reached its highest point in 1957, when 1,771 babies were given the name, ranking 371st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 332nd, in 1948.
Across the 110 years of records since 1916, 56,356 babies have been named Dianna. Half of them were born before 1961, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Dianna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dianna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 28 | 3,976 |
| 1920s | 110 | 4,041 |
| 1930s | 717 | 860 |
| 1940s | 10,076 | 332 |
| 1950s | 14,986 | 360 |
| 1960s | 13,387 | 394 |
| 1970s | 6,233 | 526 |
| 1980s | 4,297 | 783 |
| 1990s | 2,818 | 1,096 |
| 2000s | 2,134 | 1,520 |
| 2010s | 1,092 | 2,720 |
| 2020s | 478 | 3,770 |
Where Dianna is heading
Dianna has fallen 42% over the past decade, from 117 babies in 2015 to 68 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Dianna is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Dianna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dianna.