Diana is a distinctive choice, ranked #275 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Diana in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#275
US Rank #244
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About the Name Diana
Diana is steadily gaining in popularity, up 37 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #260 in 2022, and it currently sits at #276. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Diana is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Diana in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #243, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Diana
Diana Fox Carney — Diana Fox Carney is a British-Canadian economist and climate policy expert who is the spouse of the prime minister of Canada Mark Carney, the 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025.
Diana Shnaider — Diana Maximovna Shnaider (Russian: Диа́на Макси́мовна Шна́йдер, pronounced [dʲɪˈanə mɐˈksʲiməvnə ˈʂnaɪ̯dɛr]; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional tennis player.
Diana Canova — Diana Canova is an American actress, director, and professor.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Diana
Unlikely. With around 165 UK babies named Diana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Diana in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Diana has been fairly steady, ranked #275 in 2025 against #313 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #260 in 2022.
Diana is more popular in the US (#243) than in the UK (#276). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Diana include: Diana Fox Carney, Diana Shnaider and Diana Canova. Short summaries for each appear below.
Diana appears in the US top 500 at #243 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
165
UK babies named Diana (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 38 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Diana
Almost certainly the only Diana in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Diana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Diana Fox Carney is a British-Canadian economist and climate policy expert who is the spouse of the prime minister of Canada Mark Carney, the 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025.
Diana Maximovna Shnaider (Russian: Диа́на Макси́мовна Шна́йдер, pronounced [dʲɪˈanə mɐˈksʲiməvnə ˈʂnaɪ̯dɛr]; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional tennis player.
Diana Chioma Eneje, known professionally as Diana Eneje, is a Nigerian fashion enthusiast, model, vlogger and Social media personality, born and raised in Lagos, and hails from Enugu, a state in the south-east region of Nigeria.