Diana
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Diana comes from Latin and means “divine.” In Roman myth Diana was the goddess of the moon and the hunt, counterpart of the Greek Artemis. Princess Diana is the most famous bearer, along with singer Diana Ross, and the name peaked in the 1950s. Diana is also the real name of the comic-book superhero Wonder Woman.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Diana in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Diana against each list of names.
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dothraki
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Dutch
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English
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hungarian
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Latin
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Persian
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Polish
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Romanian
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Russian
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Spanish
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Diana is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Diana in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,277 girls were named Diana, making it the #244 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 368,487 girls have been named Diana, with the most (9,433) in 1957. It is most common, relative to births, in Delaware, North Dakota and Maine.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Diana in other languages
- Daina Latvian, Lithuanian
- Dyana English, French
- Deana English
- Dian Dutch
- Diane Dutch
- Dianne Dutch
- Dianora Italian
- Diena Dutch
- Diāna Latvian
Diana name days
- January 4 Czech Republic
- December 30 Norway
- July 1 Slovakia
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Diana
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Diana, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Diana (Category 2) | 1990 | North Atlantic | 157 km/h |
| Hurricane Diana (Category 4) | 1984 | North Atlantic | 213 km/h |
| Tropical storm Diana | 1981 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Tropical storm Diana | 1978 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Diana (Category 2) | 1976 | Eastern Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Cyclone Diana (Category 1) | 1973 | South Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Hurricane Diana (Category 2) | 1972 | Eastern Pacific | 176 km/h |
| Tropical storm Diana | 1968 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Hurricane Diana (Category 1) | 1960 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Diana
There are 76 towns and villages with Diana in their name, in 21 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 28🇺🇸 United States 10🇨🇴 Colombia 5🇸🇳 Senegal 5🇮🇹 Italy 4🇨🇺 Cuba 3🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇧🇷 Brazil 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Diana Malari | Sédhiou, 🇸🇳 Senegal | 3,066 | Map |
| Cefalà Diana | Sicily, 🇮🇹 Italy | 641 | Map |
| Colle Diana | Lazio, 🇮🇹 Italy | 618 | Map |
| La Diana | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 294 | Map |
| Diana Marina | Apulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 35 | Map |
| Case Diana | Lazio, 🇮🇹 Italy | 24 | Map |
| Diana | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15 | Map |
| Diana | São Tomé Island, 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 15 | Map |
| Diana Vanesa | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| La Diana | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Diana
There are 22 lakes and reservoirs with Diana in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 13🇨🇦 Canada 6🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇨🇱 Chile 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Diana Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Diana Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Diana Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Diana Lake | Nunavut, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Diana Lake | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Diana Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Diana Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Diana Lakes | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Diana Lakes | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Diana Pond | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Diana songs
19 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Diana in their title. The best known:
- Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson (1987)
- Diana – Paul Anka (1957)
- Princess Diana – Ice Spice (2023)
- Diana (One Direction song) – One Direction
- Diana – Jim Vallance (1985)
- Diana
- Diana – Spinetta y los Socios del Desierto (1997)
- DIANA (12314)
- DIANA (Greene)
- Diana – Johan David Zander
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Diana
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Diana.
Diana Barrymore
Diana Baumrind
Diana Canova
Diana Coupland
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Fictional characters named Diana
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Diana as a pet name
FurryName has found 54 dogs named Diana in public pet registers, making it the #2,025 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (3), Framingham (1), Victoria (1). Diana as a dog name →
FurryName has found 9 cats named Diana in public pet registers, making it the #924 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (3), Tacoma (1), Laval (1). Diana as a cat name →
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