Diana

Meaning and origin of Diana

Popularity of Diana in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Diana has been rising (+10.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Diana every 9.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Diana in English-speaking countries

Diana ranks 216^th in Ontario (Canada), 232^nd in British Columbia (Canada) and 235^th in United States, against 208^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  232^nd girls’ name43 babies in 3 years1 girl in 923

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  216^th girls’ name155 babies in 3 years1 girl in 997−1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  235^th girls’ name3,890 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,242−1.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  260^th girls’ name47 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,380

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  274^th girls’ name496 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,548+1.5% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  414^th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,216

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  588^th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,183

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  531^st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,199

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Dyana (in French)50
• Diyana (in French)35
• Dianna15
• Dyanna5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Diana

• Violette
• Lilia
• Paloma
• Lucia
• Lilya
• Paola
• Chiara
• Augustine
• Rosalie
• Nélia
• Célestine
• Camila

See also

• →French names of Latin origin