Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dianna 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
Dianna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56,356
- 64 boys · 56,292 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 1,771 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,566 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,566 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,771 in 1957. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 47,528 as a first name in 2020; 165 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.
Dianna’s family of names
Dianna has a related form in Diane. In German usage, Dianna has a related form in Diana. In English usage, Dianna has a conventional equivalent in the German form Diana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dianna
- Dianna AgronAmerican actressborn 1986
- Dianna CowernAmerican science educator (born 1989)
- Dianna OrtizAmerican nun and missionary (1958-2021)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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