How popular is the name Diamond?

Diamond ranks 660th among girls' names in US records, with 38,344 births since 1908. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,925.

Is Diamond a unisex name?

No. Diamond is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1999, when 2,305 children were given the name. It has been in use for 117 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Dymond. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#660 of girl names

Pronounced D AY1 M AH0 N D (ARPABET)

Diamond is a girls' name, and first appears in 1908. It has been given to 38,344 children — the 660th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 71% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1999, when 2,305 children were given it.

Dymond is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1999Girls: 2,305Boys: 59

These spellings sound identical to Diamond and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Diamond?: Diamond ranks 660th among girls' names in US records, with 38,344 births since 1908. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,925.
Is Diamond a unisex name?: No. Diamond is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Diamond most popular?: 1999, when 2,305 children were given the name. It has been in use for 117 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Diamond spelled?: Dymond. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.