Dianne

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A few things about Dianne you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dianne

Dianne Wiest

American actress

Choose Dianne and your child shares a first name with Dianne Wiest, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dianne, like who?” Dianne Wiest's Wikipedia article is available in 57 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 76,336 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dianne, 21 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dianne would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDianne first shows up in US birth records in 1911, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 114 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1945, when it ranked #72. Today it's #5,722, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowDianne was 2.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 27,548 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 76,336.
• 🍂TrendDianne has slipped 719 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,722. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningDianne is an English form of Diane, which means “divine”. Our records link it to American, Greek and Latin roots.

About the name Dianne

Dianne is a girl name of American, Greek and Latin origin meaning “divine”. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, starting with D and ending in “-nne”. US birth records list Dianne for girls from 1911 to 2025, in 111 of those 115 years. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked #72 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,722, with 21 babies.

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