Dian
Boy · DEE-an
Dian is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Dian come from?
Several sources, including Indonesian dian 'candle, lamp'
- Say it
- DEE-an
Is Dian a girl's or a boy's name?
Dian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 125% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Dian, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd.
2025 had the most boys named Dian of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Dian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 94 boys in the UK were given Dian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #458, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Dian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
How popular is Dian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Dian, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the boys named Dian in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 392 boys in the US were given Dian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #655, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
Dian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
Names like Dian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Kayden Ronan Kian Cassian Rowan Brody Cillian Lochlan Aiden Declan Callan