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Diane

/daɪˈæn/ · 100% girls · 66 born in 2025

Diane has been given to about 520,034 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/daɪˈæn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 424,719
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Diane per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1955 · 23,343
  • Born in 202566
  • All time520,034
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Diane?

Its best year was 1955, when 23,343 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Diane is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Diane

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dianne0.97
  2. Deane0.80
  3. Deanne0.77
  4. Dionne0.77
  5. Adriane0.75
  6. Brianne0.73
  7. Adrianne0.73
  8. Diana0.70

Middle names for Diane

Ranked by flow score
  1. Diane Noelle0.83
  2. Diane Frances0.80
  3. Diane Belle0.80
  4. Diane Hazel0.80
  5. Diane Violet0.79
  6. Diane Margaret0.76

Sibling names for Diane

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brucebrother · 0.98
  2. Bonniesister · 0.93
  3. Alanbrother · 0.93
  4. Johnnybrother · 0.92
  5. Gwendolynsister · 0.88
  6. Gloriasister · 0.86

Where Diane is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Diane Wilson0.75
  2. Diane Williams0.75
  3. Diane Walker0.75
  4. Diane Turner0.75
  5. Diane Torres0.75
  6. Diane Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Diane

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Diane across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.