Diane vs Yasmine
Diane and Yasminecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1997, Diane was ranked #241 and Yasmine #271 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Diane was ranked #2788 and Yasmine #551 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Diane was ranked #727 and Yasmine #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Diane and Yasmine over time
Diane and Yasmine appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Diane reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Yasmine in none. 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
Diane and Yasmine changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1991 and 2023, ending at #727 and #856.
- Longest-running competitions
Diane and Yasmine were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2788 and #551.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Diane #983 in 1997, Yasmine #296 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Diane held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Yasmine in 30.
Highest recorded here: Diane #983 in 1997, Yasmine #296 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Diane #2788, Yasmine #551.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1991–2023
Diane held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Yasmine in 8.
Highest recorded here: Diane #211 in 1995, Yasmine #279 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Diane #727, Yasmine #856.
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 | Diane | Yasmine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #551 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Diane has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Yasmine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Diane
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #21 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 recorded1954–1973
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1973).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Yasmine
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #271 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #551 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls