Diana

“Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon; root meaning 'goddess'” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #244 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Diana is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1946, when it ranked #42. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 368,000 girls since 1880, ranked #244 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #9 in Slovakia (2025) · #15 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #46 in Czechia (2025) · #60 in Switzerland (2024) · #62 in Poland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dianas

Diana Ross — American singer and actress (born 1944)
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 Hayden — Indian actress, television host, beauty queen and the winner of Miss World 1997

In stories & tradition

Diana (Wonder Woman) — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · All Star Comics
Diana — Roman deity
Diana Nemorensis — Roman deity

What Dianas become

Among 2,949 notable people named Diana:

Medical professionals appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Diana Harshbarger, American pharmacist, businesswoman and politician (born 1960).

Similar names: Dianna · Valerie · Dina · Joanna · Laura · Regina

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