Daria vs Diana
Daria and Dianacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Daria was ranked #428 and Diana #163 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Daria was ranked #885 and Diana #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Daria was ranked #583 and Diana #276 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Daria was ranked #391 and Diana #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Daria and Diana over time
Daria and Diana appear together in 3 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Diana held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Daria in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Diana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Daria in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daria and Diana changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #885 and #247.
- Longest-running competitions
Daria and Diana were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #428 and #163.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1978–2025
Daria held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Diana in 43.
Highest recorded here: Daria #237 in 1998, Diana #125 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daria #428, Diana #163.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Daria held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Diana in 29.
Highest recorded here: Daria #313 in 2019, Diana #260 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daria #583, Diana #276.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2025
Daria held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Diana in 18.
Highest recorded here: Daria #224 in 2009, Diana #162 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daria #885, Diana #247.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Daria | Diana |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #428 (2025) | Norway · Girls #163 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daria and Diana both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Daria
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #602 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #428 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Diana
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1965
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in New Zealand, in 1958 (recorded 1954–1965).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #163 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls