Given name & surname
Diamond
Diamond is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a highly valued man; resembling the gem; a bright protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a highly valued man; resembling the gem; a bright protector.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Diamond through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36,297
- 2,564 boys · 33,733 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 2,210 babies
- 2025
- 131
- #2,024 for girls · #3,200 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 19% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,024 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,160 in 1999. It also appeared in 37 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 27,534 as a first name in 2020; 20,714 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Diamond’s family of names
Diamond has a related form in Diamon. Diamond has a related form in Diamonte. Diamond has a related form in Diamanta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Dimondvariant · English
- Diamonvariant
- Diamontevariant
- Diamondevariant
- Diamonndlikely variant
- Diamonddlikely variant
- Diammondlikely variant
- Diamuntevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Diamond
- Diamond JennessNew-Zealand Canadian anthropologist (1886–1969)
- Diamond StoneAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
- Diamond MillerAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Diamond DeShieldsAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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