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Diane

Girl

Origin of the name

Diane is the French form of the Latin Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, who corresponds to Artemis among the Greeks.

Short-lived name

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In 1955, Diane reached its peak: 23,290 girls, 1 baby in 172. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 80 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 2607. 41% of all babies named Diane since 1880 were born in the 1950s.
518,651births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 14rank at its peak, in 1955

Where babies named Diane are born

1955

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The darker the blue, the more common Diane is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Diane is most common in Rhode Island (2.1 times), Massachusetts (1.9) and Wisconsin (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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