Diane
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning divine; goddess of the hunt.
Diane by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Diane. In the US, 84 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 23,295 babies in 1955, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Diane. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dianadivine, of the goddess Diana1,358 in the US (2017)
- Duanedark; a form of Dubhán100 in the US (2017)
- Diannedivine; a form of Diana16 in the US (2017)
- Dionedaughter of heaven and earth; greek goddess12 in the US (2017)
- Deanefrom the valley; a form of Dean5 in the US (2017)
- Dianna form of Diana or Diane, divine or heavenly
Sounds like Diane
Names that are said the same way as Diane, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Diane, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Diane, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Diane
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