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Dian Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Dian?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Dian is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity ranking of #459 was reached in 1946 with 287 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dian was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dian occurred roughly during the years 1927-1932, 1934-1942, 1943-1946, and 1978-1982, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1959-1964, 1965-1977, and 1982-1985.

Sometimes the name Dian has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Dian has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Dian for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dian?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Dian is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Dian has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Dian (Girl)Dian (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 9 8,267
2017 < 5 -- 7 9,919
2016 < 5 -- 8 9,040
2015 5 17,135 8 8,938
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- 5 12,602
2012 < 5 -- 5 12,729
2011 < 5 -- 7 9,891
2010 < 5 -- 8 8,995
2009 6 15,756 9 8,465
2008 < 5 -- 12 6,855
2007 5 18,382 6 11,284
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 8 12,135 < 5 --
2004 9 10,924 5 11,815
2003 6 14,362 5 11,333
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 6 14,008 5 11,017
2000 8 11,011 < 5 --
1999 7 11,711 < 5 --
1998 10 8,772 < 5 --
1997 7 11,166 < 5 --
1996 7 10,879 < 5 --
1995 7 10,825 < 5 --
1994 7 10,880 < 5 --
1993 10 8,228 < 5 --
1992 13 6,747 5 8,763
1991 11 7,552 5 8,539
1990 7 10,514 < 5 --
1989 9 8,222 < 5 --
1988 16 5,117 < 5 --
1987 20 4,164 < 5 --
1986 14 5,249 < 5 --
1985 11 6,138 < 5 --
1984 18 4,204 < 5 --
1983 15 4,729 < 5 --
1982 23 3,552 < 5 --
1981 12 5,646 < 5 --
1980 11 6,018 < 5 --
1979 14 4,897 < 5 --
1978 10 6,059 < 5 --
1977 11 5,603 < 5 --
1976 15 4,200 < 5 --
1975 14 4,413 < 5 --
1974 17 3,733 < 5 --
1973 25 2,770 < 5 --
1972 22 2,990 < 5 --
1971 37 2,184 < 5 --
1970 40 2,052 < 5 --
1969 38 2,035 < 5 --
1968 44 1,782 < 5 --
1967 58 1,466 < 5 --
1966 64 1,372 < 5 --
1965 68 1,325 < 5 --
1964 72 1,322 < 5 --
1963 81 1,220 < 5 --
1962 88 1,167 < 5 --
1961 98 1,109 < 5 --
1960 105 1,047 < 5 --
1959 135 895 < 5 --
1958 133 884 < 5 --
1957 137 870 < 5 --
1956 142 831 < 5 --
1955 140 816 < 5 --
1954 153 748 < 5 --
1953 178 675 < 5 --
1952 142 746 5 3,869
1951 198 610 < 5 --
1950 180 636 < 5 --
1949 189 599 < 5 --
1948 199 591 < 5 --
1947 242 542 < 5 --
1946 287 459 < 5 --
1945 196 522 < 5 --
1944 173 552 < 5 --
1943 196 536 < 5 --
1942 196 530 < 5 --
1941 175 529 < 5 --
1940 125 630 < 5 --
1939 125 603 < 5 --
1938 111 650 < 5 --
1937 57 911 < 5 --
1936 44 1,054 < 5 --
1935 44 1,041 < 5 --
1934 44 1,051 < 5 --
1933 51 960 < 5 --
1932 59 915 < 5 --
1931 18 1,897 < 5 --
1930 26 1,539 < 5 --
1929 13 2,468 < 5 --
1928 12 2,653 < 5 --
1927 7 3,954 < 5 --
1926 8 3,645 < 5 --
1925 8 3,759 < 5 --
1924 6 4,590 < 5 --
1923 6 4,512 < 5 --
1922 < 5 -- < 5 --
1921 < 5 -- < 5 --
1920 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1912 5 3,076 < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.