Diana

Girl Latin #228 in 2023

Diana is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Diana

The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis. Borrowed from Diāna, short form of Dīāna, derived by syncope from Dīvāna, equivalent to; roughly akin to deiwā + -nós. Originally an Old Italic divinity of light and the moon; later identified as the Roman counterpart to Greek goddess Artemis.

Popularity of Diana

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,312 births in 2023

1880 2023

365,897 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1957

9,459 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.