Entry № 0957 · Latin origin

Diana Diana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ die-AN-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Divine, heavenly"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 184
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "divine, heavenly".

Diana is the name of the Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and wild nature — the Roman counterpart to the Greek Artemis. The name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *dyew, meaning "bright" or "sky," the same root that gives "day" and "divine."

Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), gave the name its modern global resonance. It remains in continuous use across the West. Today Diana sits in the U.S. top 200.

The Roman goddess of the moon and the hunt. The name remembers a princess.

Where Diana stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 184 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 13 in 1959
Babies named Diana · last year
1,712 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №13 NOW · №184

Dianas before her.

Real people
Diana, Princess of Wales
First wife of King Charles III.
1961 – 1997
Diana Ross
American singer.
born 1944
In fiction
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince)
DC Comics superhero, Amazonian princess.
1941 comics
Diana Barry
Anne's best friend in Anne of Green Gables.
1908 novel

Names connected to Diana.

The number behind Diana.

1

The Pioneer

Diana reduces to one — the number of singular brightness.

Why families chose this name.

"She was born the year of the Wonder Woman film. The name was already in our heads."
Helena · Mother of one · London