Female name
Diana
3,423 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2019. Expression number: 2.
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin Diāna, short form of Latin Dīāna, derived by syncope from Old Latin Dīvāna, equivalent to dīvus + -āna; roughly akin to Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”) + Proto-Indo-European *-néh₂. Originally an Old Italic divinity of light and the moon; later identified as the Roman counterpart to Greek goddess Artemis. Cognate of Attic Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), similarly syncopated from older Ancient Greek Διϝωνη (Diwōnē), whence via Latin Diōne is derived English Dione used in various ways across astronomy, chemistry, biology, and as a given name. From the same root Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- also potentially cognate to English June via Latin Jūnō.From Wiktionary, entry “Diana”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2019: 181 births. 3,423 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 852 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1957: 9,459 births. 369,771 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1940s to the 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 42nd among girls' names in 1946. It really came into use around 1889. It is still given: 6,535 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1981: 34 births. 923 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1960s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1969. It is still given: 83 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 10,230 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 9,775* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 7,565 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 2,540 | 1984–2025 | 69th in 2023 |
| Quebec | 1,211 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 379 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 148 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
4 + 9 + 1 + 5 + 1 = 20 → 2
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
9 + 1 + 1 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
4 + 5 = 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.