Diane
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Diane: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.
Pronunciation
Community-contributed pronunciation recording
A French pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Speaker: Lepticed7; Recorder: Lepticed7. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025
How to read this chart
- A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
- Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
- A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #1914 |
| 1997 | #983 |
| 1998 | #1211 |
| 1999 | #1317 |
| 2000 | #1475 |
| 2001 | #2466 |
| 2002 | #1530 |
| 2003 | #1472 |
| 2004 | #1952 |
| 2005 | #2970 |
| 2006 | #2509 |
| 2007 | #2627 |
| 2008 | #2022 |
| 2009 | #3031 |
| 2010 | #2392 |
| 2011 | #2893 |
| 2012 | #2717 |
| 2013 | #2649 |
| 2014 | #2862 |
| 2015 | #2496 |
| 2016 | #3609 |
| 2017 | #2201 |
| 2018 | #3178 |
| 2019 | #2458 |
| 2020 | #3899 |
| 2021 | #2499 |
| 2022 | #3148 |
| 2023 | #2504 |
| 2024 | #2411 |
| 2025 | #2788 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 49 of the 60 years from 1964 to 2023.
In 2023: #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2504 among girls in England and Wales.
Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade
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
Full data tableEvery published rank and count
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #16 in New Zealand in 1954.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | female | #2788 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #2411 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #2504 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #3148 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #2499 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #3899 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #2458 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #3178 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #2201 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #3609 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #2496 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #2862 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #2649 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #2717 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #2893 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #2392 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #3031 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #2022 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #2627 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #2509 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #2970 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #1952 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #1472 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #1530 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #2466 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #1475 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #1317 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #1211 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #983 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #1914 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #100 | 86 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #89 | 95 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #84 | 105 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #68 | 131 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #60 | 140 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #49 | 185 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #44 | 227 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #45 | 230 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #42 | 258 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #41 | 274 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #40 | 252 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #38 | 256 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #30 | 305 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 337 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 329 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1955 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 316 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1954 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #22 | 383 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1953 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #17 | 446 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1952 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #21 | 412 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New Zealand | female | #82 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | female | #85 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | female | #85 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #61 | 108 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | female | #60 | 107 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | New Zealand | female | #51 | 128 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | female | #37 | 158 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | female | #32 | 194 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | New Zealand | female | #30 | 206 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | New Zealand | female | #32 | 205 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | New Zealand | female | #33 | 212 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | New Zealand | female | #33 | 220 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | New Zealand | female | #30 | 233 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | New Zealand | female | #26 | 261 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | New Zealand | female | #25 | 261 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | New Zealand | female | #19 | 301 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | New Zealand | female | #21 | 273 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | female | #21 | 275 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | female | #19 | 289 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | New Zealand | female | #16 | 290 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #229 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #241 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #727 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #834 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #752 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #747 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #768 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #663 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #742 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #468 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #764 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #576 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #406 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #335 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #378 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #439 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #319 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #394 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #393 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #211 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #282 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #320 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #229 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #250 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #184 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #203 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #191 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #192 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #158 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #192 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #191 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #126 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #165 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #128 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #140 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #138 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #136 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #130 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #152 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #160 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #141 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #165 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #220 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #178 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #180 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #178 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #225 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #192 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #185 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #221 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | female | #215 | 12 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
Where Diane is officially recorded
5 official registrars have recorded Diane, between 1952 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales, Australia | 1952–1970 | 19 | #17 in 1953 |
| New Zealand | 1954–1973 | 20 | #16 in 1954 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2023 | 49 | #126 in 1983 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #983 in 1997 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–1998 | 2 | #229 in 1998 |
Its high point came 45 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1953) than in Northern Ireland (1998).
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What is known about Diane
How to read this- How often it is registered
- Official record
- 5 official registrars, 1952–2025.
- Meaning
- Not established
- Not researched yet.
- Origin
- Not established
- Not researched yet.
- Pronunciation
- Reported
- A recorded pronunciation is available.
A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #16 in New Zealand in 1954. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.