# Diana (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/diana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “goddess” |
| Pronunciation | /daɪˈænə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Deanna, Dianna |
| US babies named this | 369,771 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,284 / 368,487 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,423, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Diāna, short form of Latin Dīāna, derived by syncope from Old Latin Dīvāna, equivalent to dīvus + -āna; roughly akin to Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”) + Proto-Indo-European *-néh₂. Originally an Old Italic divinity of light and the moon; later identified as the Roman counterpart to Greek goddess Artemis. Cognate of Attic Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), similarly syncopated from older Ancient Greek Διϝωνη (Diwōnē), whence via Latin Diōne is derived English Dione used in various ways across astronomy, chemistry, biology, and as a given name. From the same root Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- also potentially cognate to English June via Latin Jūnō.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,545 | 204 |
| 2012 | 1,288 | 252 |
| 2013 | 1,179 | 272 |
| 2014 | 1,092 | 298 |
| 2015 | 1,091 | 296 |
| 2016 | 1,183 | 269 |
| 2017 | 1,368 | 230 |
| 2018 | 1,608 | 185 |
| 2019 | 1,435 | 213 |
| 2020 | 1,236 | 245 |
| 2021 | 1,329 | 225 |
| 2022 | 1,316 | 229 |
| 2023 | 1,312 | 228 |
| 2024 | 1,301 | 242 |
| 2025 | 1,277 | 244 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27 | 2,616 |
| 1993 | 33 | 2,307 |
| 1994 | 38 | 2,133 |
| 1995 | 15 | 4,105 |
| 1996 | 6 | 8,219 |
| 1997 | 11 | 5,374 |
| 1998 | 9 | 6,457 |
| 1999 | 12 | 5,399 |
| 2000 | 9 | 6,980 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6,191 |
| 2003 | 15 | 5,101 |
| 2004 | 13 | 5,898 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,441 |
| 2007 | 5 | 12,845 |
| 2008 | 9 | 8,476 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 112 | 403 |
| 2012 | 110 | 414 |
| 2013 | 127 | 358 |
| 2014 | 154 | 304 |
| 2015 | 174 | 281 |
| 2016 | 171 | 291 |
| 2017 | 151 | 318 |
| 2018 | 174 | 275 |
| 2019 | 181 | 266 |
| 2020 | 147 | 313 |
| 2021 | 179 | 264 |
| 2022 | 177 | 260 |
| 2023 | 162 | 277 |
| 2024 | 169 | 276 |
| 2025 | 165 | 275 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 戴安娜, 黛安娜
- Czech: Diana
- Danish: Diana
- Estonian: Diana
- French: Diane
- Georgian: დიანა
- German: Diana
- Hebrew: דיאנה
- Hindi: डायना
- Italian: Diana
- Japanese: ダイアナ
- Latvian: Diāna
- Norwegian: Diana
- Polish: Diana
- Portuguese: Diana
- Russian: Диа́на, Дайа́на
- Spanish: Diana
- Swedish: Diana

## People named Diana

- Diana Ross, American singer and actress (1944-2026)
- Diana Rigg, English actress (1938–2020)
- Diana Wynne Jones, English children's fantasy writer (1934–2011)
- Diana Krall, Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
- Diana Taurasi, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Diana Gabaldon, American author (born 1952)
- Diana Dors, English actress
- Diana Abgar, Armenia ambassador (1859–1937)
- Diana Hacıyeva, Azerbaijani singer-songwriter
- Diana Wynyard, English actress (1906-1964)
- Diana Muldaur, American actress
- Diana Lynn, American actress (1926-1971)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.