Diana
Pronounced D AY0 AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1957
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Diana?
Diana is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 427,159 children — the 93rd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 36% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1957, when 11,223 children were given it.
Dianna is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Diana and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Dianna
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AY0 AE1 N AH0 · D AY2 AE1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010 · 210
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Diana
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Diana
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Diana?
- Diana ranks 93rd among girls' names in US records, with 427,159 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,268.
- Is Diana a unisex name?
- No. Diana is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Diana most popular?
- 1957, when 11,223 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Diana spelled?
- Dianna. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.