Dianna

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

Girl's name · #2566 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Dianna is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1948, when it ranked #172. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 56,000 girls since 1916, ranked #2566 today. Dianna is the less common spelling of Diana — about 5% of babies given the name are written this way; Diana itself ranked #244 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Diannas

Dianna Agron — American actress
Dianna Cowern — American science educator (born 1989)
Dianna Ortiz — American nun and missionary (1958-2021)
Dianna Melrose — British diplomat
Dianna Russini — American sports journalist

In stories & tradition

Dianna Soreil — Turn A Gundam

What Diannas become

Among 39 notable people named Dianna:

No single standout — notable Diannas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Diane · Charlene · Dina · Aiyanna · Janice · Donna

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