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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 174 babies (rank #281 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,918

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

174

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

Other girls' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	36	#664
1997	77	#409
1998	79	#397
1999	48	#574
2000	49	#561
2001	51	#551
2002	56	#533
2003	59	#529
2004	62	#525
2005	50	#628
2006	84	#463
2007	102	#405
2008	109	#400
2009	92	#457
2010	116	#388
2011	112	#403
2012	110	#414
2013	127	#361
2014	154	#304
2015	174	#281
2016	171	#291