Dianna

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Dianna: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Dianna: Recorded since 1976, with a gap of 15 years, its highest recorded position is #497, and it stood at #5,687 in 2023.

2registrars recorded it
14times a registrar ranked it
48years from first to last
#497highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Dianna's record

Absent from every published list for 15 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2023

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3126
1997	#2738
2004	#4598
2011	#4764
2012	#4838
2014	#5691
2016	#5785
2018	#3985
2019	#4686
2020	#5493
2022	#5669
2023	#5687

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 12 of the 28 years from 1996 to 2023.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1976–2023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1976
First recorded at #497 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–1980
Highest recorded position: #497 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1976–1980).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls

Dianna appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Girls, with 12 ranked years and 44 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Girls, from 1976.

Dianna across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Dianna's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Girls	#3126 (1996)	#2738 (1997)	#5687 (2023)	12 of 28	44 (1996–2023)	5 (1997)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#497 (1976)	#497 (1976)	#542 (1980)	2 of 5	6 (1976–1980)	3 (1976)

Dianna by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Dianna in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	9	2 of 10	5
2000s	3	1 of 10	3
2010sbusiest	23	6 of 10	4
2020s	9	3 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Dianna appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1976 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #497 in Republic of Ireland in 1976.

Dianna's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#5669	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#5493	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4686	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3985	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#5785	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#5691	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2738	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3126	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#542	3	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#497	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1976 and 2023, ranked in 14 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #497, first reached in 1976.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 5 births, registered in England and Wales in 1997.

Its record falls into 9 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 15 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 20 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

6decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 6 decades →
3 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
9separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
15 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#5,687position in 2023, its most recent recorded year
20 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 11 to 20 years →
5births registered in its largest year, 1997Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Diana · #66, 74y
Diane · #16, 73y
Dianne · #14, 48y
Diar · #2088, 16y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jadine · #496, 13y
Katlin · #498, 13y
Kaytlyn · #498, 15y
Rhiannan · #498, 15y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Elenor · #497, 25y
Eloisa · #497, 30y
Georgiana · #497, 30y
Francine · #492, 29y

Dianna was ranked #497 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1976. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Dianna and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Dianna without appearing here.

Dianna moved ahead of

Jeanette Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5785 and #5785 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3985 and #5666.
Kristy Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5691 and #4684 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3985 and #5666.
Carol Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5785 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3985 and #4684.
Finlay Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5785 and #5785 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3985 and #4684.

Moved ahead of Dianna

Teddy Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3126 and #3795 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #5691 and #1798.
Liv Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3126 and #3795 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #4598 and #1836.
Finley Compare
In 2019 they stood at #4686 and #5591 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2843.
Luca Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2738 and #3174 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #4598 and #2278.

Moved the opposite way to Dianna

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 while Ada went from #2683 to #37.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 while Alma went from #2096 to #228.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 while Alyssa went from #783 to #241.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 while Amalie went from #2096 to #865.

Moved the same way as Dianna

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 and Abigail from #21 to #134.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 and Aimee from #70 to #1206.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 and Aisling from #440 to #2504.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Dianna went from #3126 to #5687 and Alex from #161 to #2504.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 2 regions, from 1976 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #497 in Republic of Ireland in 1976. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Dianna

Dianna at a glance

What stands out in Dianna's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Dianna across 2 official records

Dianna by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Dianna appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Dianna

Dianna and the names beside it

Dianna moved ahead of

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Dianna at a glance

What stands out in Dianna's record

Dianna across 2 official records

Dianna by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Dianna appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Dianna

Dianna and the names beside it

Dianna moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Dianna

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