Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dianah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dianah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 449
- 0 boys · 449 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 496 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dianah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Dianah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dianna
Dianna is a feminine given name from Latin.
>99% girls
Dinah
“(female) judge” · “judgment”
>99% girls
Donna
“ruler of the world”
>99% girls
Luanna
“one who is content and enjoys life”
>99% girls
Diane
Diane is used as a given name and a surname. Diane is connected with Diana.
>99% girls
Debora
“bee”
>99% girls
Lynna
“a man of the lake”
>99% girls
Delia
“a good-hearted woman; a woman of honesty” · “born of the nobility”
>99% girls