Given name & surname
Dian
Dian is a feminine given name from Javanese. It is used in Indonesian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dian is a variant of Diane. The history of Diane gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Diane is associated with the goddess of the moon and the hunt.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,578
- 209 boys · 5,369 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 287 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,310 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,310 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,975 as a first name in 2020; 231 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.
Dian’s family of names
Dian has a related form in Diane. In German usage, Dian has a related form in Diana.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dian
- Dian FosseyAmerican zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985)
- Dian SastrowardoyoIndonesian artistborn 1982
- Dian BacharAmerican actorborn 1970
- Dian FitrianiIndonesian badminton playerborn 1993
- Dian AgusIndonesian footballerborn 1985
- Dian HPIndonesian composerborn 1965
- Dian ParkinsonAmerican modelborn 1944
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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