Diana

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Diana is a feminine given name of Latin and Greek origins, referring to the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt and the moon.

From Wikipedia

Diana first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 226 babies (rank #149 that year). In 2024 it was given to 97 girls (rank #310). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Diana

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Diana yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,054

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

226

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Anne of Green Gables: Diana Barry — Anne's 'bosom friend'
In The Crown: Diana, Princess of Wales

Famous people named Diana

Diana, Princess of Walesmental health advocate · b. 1961
Diana Rosssinger · b. 1944
Diana Riggfilm actor · b. 1938
Diana Wynne Jonesscience fiction writer · b. 1934
Diana Kralljazz singer · b. 1964

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Diana in 2024

Other girls' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	226	#149
1992	207	#159
1993	171	#187
1994	146	#191
1995	151	#211
1996	144	#214
1997	173	#179
1998	140	#210
1999	156	#190
2000	119	#239
2001	126	#227
2002	109	#265
2003	94	#313
2004	90	#327
2005	78	#369
2006	86	#357
2007	93	#341
2008	96	#341
2009	102	#327
2010	103	#310
2011	87	#367
2012	74	#424
2013	86	#371
2014	87	#380
2015	102	#328
2016	98	#344
2017	112	#286
2018	128	#240
2019	132	#222
2020	99	#311
2021	115	#271
2022	115	#254
2023	112	#253
2024	97	#310