Diana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dy-AN-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #284 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #244 for girls
Vintage revival
Diana is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “divine, heavenly”. In 2025 it ranked 284th for girls in the UK (172 babies) and 244th for girls in the US (1,277 babies).
What does Diana mean?
Latin: Roman goddess name, probably from a root meaning divine
“divine, heavenly”
Diana was the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon; Diana, Princess of Wales, is a famous modern bearer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Diana a girl's or a boy's name?
Diana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 172 girls in the UK and 1,277 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Diana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #284among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 172about 1 in 1,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 172 girls in the UK were named Diana, making it the 284th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 320th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 191 girls.
Half of all the girls named Diana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 275th in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1934 (#80), 1944 (#51) and 1954 (#79).
Diana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 172 | #284 |
| 2024 | 173 | #287 |
| 2023 | 171 | #292 |
| 2022 | 190 | #267 |
| 2021 | 191 | #274 |
| 2020 | 161 | #320 |
| 2019 | 187 | #290 |
| 2018 | 187 | #285 |
| 2017 | 159 | #331 |
| 2016 | 181 | #303 |
| 2015 | 182 | #290 |
| 2014 | 161 | #318 |
| 2013 | 132 | #382 |
| 2012 | 115 | #440 |
| 2011 | 121 | #418 |
| 2010 | 121 | #407 |
| 2009 | 94 | #487 |
| 2008 | 112 | #423 |
| 2007 | 107 | #424 |
| 2006 | 87 | #489 |
| 2005 | 53 | #653 |
| 2004 | 65 | #541 |
| 2003 | 60 | #563 |
| 2002 | 57 | #572 |
| 2001 | 52 | #596 |
| 2000 | 49 | #606 |
| 1999 | 49 | #606 |
| 1998 | 81 | #429 |
| 1997 | 80 | #443 |
| 1996 | 39 | #674 |
How popular is Diana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #244among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,277about 1 in 1,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,277 girls in the US were named Diana, making it the 244th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 245th. Its busiest year was 1957, with 9,433 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Diana than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Diana in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,345 girls in the US were given Diana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #259.
- Diana 1,277
- Dianna 68
Diana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,277 | #244 |
| 2024 | 1,301 | #242 |
| 2023 | 1,312 | #228 |
| 2022 | 1,316 | #229 |
| 2021 | 1,329 | #225 |
| 2020 | 1,236 | #245 |
| 2019 | 1,435 | #213 |
| 2018 | 1,608 | #185 |
| 2017 | 1,368 | #230 |
| 2016 | 1,183 | #269 |
| 2015 | 1,091 | #296 |
| 2014 | 1,092 | #298 |
| 2013 | 1,179 | #271 |
| 2012 | 1,288 | #251 |
| 2011 | 1,545 | #204 |
| 2010 | 1,622 | #190 |
| 2009 | 1,943 | #166 |
| 2008 | 2,444 | #138 |
| 2007 | 3,182 | #106 |
| 2006 | 2,841 | #120 |
| 2005 | 3,159 | #100 |
| 2004 | 3,554 | #90 |
| 2003 | 3,149 | #108 |
| 2002 | 2,907 | #117 |
| 2001 | 3,198 | #102 |
| 2000 | 3,167 | #106 |
| 1999 | 3,328 | #101 |
| 1998 | 3,853 | #83 |
| 1997 | 3,586 | #97 |
| 1996 | 2,951 | #107 |
| 1995 | 3,167 | #105 |
| 1994 | 3,369 | #98 |
| 1993 | 3,389 | #94 |
| 1992 | 3,251 | #101 |
| 1991 | 3,342 | #103 |
| 1990 | 3,548 | #98 |
| 1989 | 3,687 | #86 |
| 1988 | 3,489 | #85 |
| 1987 | 3,354 | #85 |
| 1986 | 3,669 | #75 |
| 1985 | 3,686 | #74 |
| 1984 | 3,965 | #72 |
| 1983 | 4,039 | #69 |
| 1982 | 4,430 | #63 |
| 1981 | 3,971 | #75 |
| 1980 | 2,614 | #118 |
| 1979 | 2,781 | #111 |
| 1978 | 2,885 | #102 |
| 1977 | 2,846 | #100 |
| 1976 | 2,760 | #101 |
| 1975 | 2,912 | #100 |
| 1974 | 3,513 | #87 |
| 1973 | 3,519 | #85 |
| 1972 | 3,548 | #83 |
| 1971 | 4,211 | #82 |
| 1970 | 4,373 | #89 |
| 1969 | 4,525 | #81 |
| 1968 | 4,995 | #71 |
| 1967 | 5,340 | #65 |
| 1966 | 5,504 | #64 |
| 1965 | 5,926 | #64 |
| 1964 | 7,070 | #63 |
| 1963 | 7,310 | #62 |
| 1962 | 7,842 | #57 |
| 1961 | 8,198 | #56 |
| 1960 | 8,327 | #53 |
| 1959 | 8,637 | #49 |
| 1958 | 9,169 | #45 |
| 1957 | 9,433 | #43 |
| 1956 | 7,851 | #56 |
| 1955 | 7,847 | #55 |
| 1954 | 7,624 | #57 |
| 1953 | 7,438 | #55 |
| 1952 | 7,392 | #51 |
| 1951 | 7,396 | #50 |
| 1950 | 7,447 | #47 |
| 1949 | 7,535 | #48 |
| 1948 | 7,706 | #48 |
| 1947 | 7,622 | #48 |
| 1946 | 7,544 | #42 |
| 1945 | 6,047 | #43 |
| 1944 | 4,311 | #60 |
| 1943 | 4,337 | #62 |
| 1942 | 3,857 | #68 |
| 1941 | 2,544 | #100 |
| 1940 | 2,195 | #117 |
| 1939 | 1,712 | #138 |
| 1938 | 1,466 | #151 |
| 1937 | 1,333 | #157 |
| 1936 | 834 | #202 |
| 1935 | 804 | #212 |
| 1934 | 860 | #205 |
| 1933 | 728 | #227 |
| 1932 | 661 | #236 |
| 1931 | 538 | #265 |
| 1930 | 564 | #263 |
| 1929 | 539 | #278 |
| 1928 | 407 | #330 |
| 1927 | 351 | #364 |
| 1926 | 320 | #381 |
| 1925 | 304 | #393 |
| 1924 | 277 | #418 |
| 1923 | 284 | #397 |
| 1922 | 267 | #403 |
| 1921 | 242 | #442 |
| 1920 | 232 | #443 |
| 1919 | 213 | #454 |
| 1918 | 209 | #462 |
| 1917 | 149 | #550 |
| 1916 | 159 | #519 |
| 1915 | 157 | #490 |
| 1914 | 152 | #443 |
| 1913 | 101 | #506 |
| 1912 | 86 | #521 |
| 1911 | 56 | #573 |
| 1910 | 55 | #550 |
| 1909 | 44 | #580 |
| 1908 | 55 | #488 |
| 1907 | 35 | #631 |
| 1906 | 38 | #570 |
| 1905 | 31 | #632 |
| 1904 | 36 | #559 |
| 1903 | 26 | #654 |
| 1902 | 36 | #537 |
| 1901 | 23 | #659 |
| 1900 | 29 | #656 |
| 1899 | 31 | #537 |
| 1898 | 27 | #619 |
| 1897 | 18 | #735 |
| 1896 | 30 | #553 |
| 1895 | 23 | #638 |
| 1894 | 23 | #609 |
| 1893 | 24 | #571 |
| 1892 | 20 | #638 |
| 1891 | 16 | #669 |
| 1890 | 13 | #758 |
| 1889 | 20 | #567 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,136 |
| 1887 | 16 | #560 |
| 1886 | 13 | #633 |
| 1885 | 13 | #608 |
| 1884 | 15 | #541 |
| 1883 | 10 | #615 |
| 1882 | 8 | #678 |
| 1881 | 7 | #679 |
| 1880 | 10 | #547 |
Nicknames for Diana
- Di
Names like Diana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maria Aurora Darla Liana Daphne Elena Athena Lana Lucia Lara Francesca Fatima
Other spellings of Diana
Names related to Diana
More Latin names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Diana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/diana, updated 20 October 2026.