How popular is the baby name Diana in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Diana.

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Popularity of the baby name Diana


Posts that mention the name Diana

Where did the baby name Yukta come from in the year 2000?

Yukta Mookhey, Miss World 1999
Yukta Mookhey

The rare name Yukta first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in the year 2000:

  • 2002: unlisted
  • 2001: unlisted
  • 2000: 5 baby girls named Yukta [debut]
  • 1999: unlisted
  • 1998: unlisted

Why?

Because of Indian beauty queen Yukta (pronounced yook-tah) Mookhey, who was crowned Miss World in London, England, in December of 1999.

Yukta’s first name derives from a Sanskrit word that has various definitions, including “joined, united” and “fastened, yoked.”

What are your thoughts on the name Yukta?

P.S. Did you know that four delegates from India claimed the Miss World title within a seven-year time span? Aishwarya Rai won in 1994, Diana Hayden in 1997, Yukta in 1999, and Priyanka Chopra in 2000.

Sources: Miss World 1999 – Wikipedia, Yukta – Wisdom Library, List of Miss World titleholders – Wikipedia, SSA

Image: Screenshot of the TV broadcast of the 49th Miss World pageant

Popular baby names in Italy, 2023

Flag of Italy
Flag of Italy

In 2023, the Southern European country of Italy welcomed 379,890 babies — 184,514 girls and 195,376 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Leonardo, yet again.

Here are Italy’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Sofia, 4,971 baby girls
  2. Aurora, 4,648
  3. Ginevra, 4,274
  4. Vittoria, 4,194
  5. Giulia, 3,732
  6. Beatrice, 3,425 – pronounced beh-a-TREE-cheh
  7. Ludovica, 3,157
  8. Alice, 3,014 – pronounced a-LEE-cheh
  9. Emma, 2,529
  10. Matilde, 2,465
  11. Anna, 2,128
  12. Camilla, 2,091
  13. Bianca, 1,992
  14. Azzurra, 1,922
  15. Chiara, 1,914 – pronounced KYAH-rah
  16. Nicole, 1,792
  17. Giorgia, 1,780
  18. Isabel, 1,667
  19. Greta, 1,635
  20. Noemi, 1,439
  21. Martina, 1,392
  22. Arianna, 1,389
  23. Gaia, 1,370
  24. Sara, 1,368
  25. Rebecca, 1,328
  26. Viola, 1,325
  27. Elena, 1,270
  28. Ambra, 1,257
  29. Chloe, 1,196 (tie)
  30. Diana, 1,196 (tie)
  31. Adele, 1,194
  32. Mia, 1,192
  33. Margherita, 1,095
  34. Sole, 1,088 – pronounced SOH-leh
  35. Francesca, 1,082
  36. Cecilia, 1,060
  37. Gioia, 1,018
  38. Emily, 1,017
  39. Marta, 964
  40. Elisa, 953
  41. Nina, 929
  42. Lavinia, 912
  43. Anita, 875
  44. Amelia, 870
  45. Eleonora, 853
  46. Carlotta, 833
  47. Maria, 803
  48. Celeste, 788
  49. Eva, 751
  50. Giada, 735

Boy names

  1. Leonardo, 7,096 baby boys
  2. Edoardo, 5,603
  3. Tommaso, 4,687
  4. Francesco, 4,534
  5. Alessandro, 4,383
  6. Mattia, 4,349
  7. Lorenzo, 4,006
  8. Gabriele, 3,954
  9. Riccardo, 3,600
  10. Andrea, 3,333
  11. Diego, 2,722
  12. Giuseppe, 2,661
  13. Matteo, 2,648
  14. Enea, 2,564
  15. Nicolò, 2,444
  16. Antonio, 2,424
  17. Federico, 2,313
  18. Giovanni, 2,093
  19. Filippo, 2,046
  20. Samuele, 2,041
  21. Pietro, 1,993
  22. Giulio, 1,749
  23. Gioele, 1,641 – pronounced jo-EH-leh
  24. Davide, 1,597
  25. Michele, 1,590
  26. Christian, 1,541
  27. Elia, 1,522
  28. Gabriel, 1,497
  29. Noah, 1,386
  30. Marco, 1,353
  31. Salvatore, 1,324
  32. Liam, 1,236
  33. Luca, 1,230
  34. Vincenzo, 1,211
  35. Thomas, 1,146
  36. Emanuele, 1,100
  37. Alessio, 1,056
  38. Nathan, 1,007
  39. Giorgio, 1,006
  40. Samuel, 1,005
  41. Jacopo, 1,002
  42. Giacomo, 1,000
  43. Ettore, 970
  44. Raffael, 900
  45. Daniele, 899
  46. Simone, 892
  47. Luigi, 886
  48. Damiano, 830
  49. Domenico, 818
  50. Santiago, 798

The girls’ top 100 included Anastasia (57th), Sveva (75th), Mariasole (83rd), and Letizia (97th).

The boys’ top 100 included Ludovico (56th), Niccolò (66th), Brando (73rd), and Ciro (94th).

The girl name Azzurra (which is associated with Italy’s national soccer team gli Azzurri, “the Blues”) ranked 20th in both 2022 and 2021 before jumping to 12th place last year.

Speaking of soccer…I recently learned that Italian soccer star Francesco Totti (who played for AS Roma from 1993 to 2017) influenced baby names in Italy via the names of his three children:

  • The usage of Cristian rose after his son Cristian was born in November of 2005:
    • 2006: 3,028 boys named Cristian (rank: 25th)
    • 2005: 1,619 boys named Cristian (rank: 39th)
    • 2004: 1,616 boys named Cristian (rank: 38th)
  • The usage of Chanel rose after his daughter Chanel was born in May of 2007:
    • 2008: 158 girls named Chanel (rank: 189th)
    • 2007: 63 girls named Chanel (rank: 314th)
    • 2006: fewer than five girls named Chanel
  • The usage of Isabel rose after his daughter Isabel was born in March of 2016:
    • 2017: 1,218 girls named Isabel (rank: 36th)
    • 2016: 910 girls named Isabel (rank: 50th)
    • 2015: 570 girls named Isabel (rank: 69th)

Sources: Contanomi – Quante bambine e quanti bambini si chiamano…? – Istat, Leonardo e Sofia “tengono”, risale Francesco – Istat (Jan. 2024), IstatData

Image: Adapted from Flag of Italy (public domain)

Baby names with DAY: Dayle, Oladayo, Hriday

daytime

If you’re looking for a baby name that will make your day — that is to say, a name that contains the word DAY — you’re in luck!

Here’s a long list of names that contain the letter sequence “d-a-y.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Abhyuday
  • Adaya, Adayah
  • Adayla
  • Adaysha
  • Adayshia
  • Adedayo
  • Aiday
  • Aldayr
  • Amisaday
  • Ariday
  • Cassiday
  • Corday
  • Day, Daye
  • Daya
  • Dayali
  • Dayami, Dayamy
  • Dayamin
  • Dayamir
  • Dayamit
  • Dayan, Dayaan, Dayyan
  • Dayana, Dayanah, Dayanna, Dayahna, Dayiana
  • Dayanaira
  • Dayanara, Dayannara
  • Dayanari
  • Dayane, Dayanne
  • Dayani, Dayanie, Dayany, Dayanni
  • Dayanira
  • Dayanis
  • Dayari
  • Dayatra
  • Dayce
  • Daycee
  • Daycen
  • Dayceon
  • Daycia
  • Dayde
  • Dayden
  • Daydra
  • Daydrian
  • Dayeli
  • Dayelin
  • Daygan
  • Daygoro
  • Dayin
  • Dayion
  • Dayja, Dayjah
  • Dayjon
  • Daykota
  • Dayla, Daylah
  • Daylan
  • Dayland
  • Daylani, Daylanie Daylany
  • Dayle, Dayl
  • Daylee, Dayleigh, Daylie, Dayli
  • Daylen
  • Daylene, Dayleen
  • Dayleni
  • Dayleon
  • Daylia
  • Dayliani
  • Dayline
  • Dayln
  • Daylon
  • Daylyn, Daylynn, Daylinn, Daylin
  • Dayman
  • Daymar
  • Daymen
  • Daymeon, Daymion
  • Daymi
  • Daymian, Daymien
  • Daymin
  • Daymir
  • Daymon
  • Daymond
  • Dayna, Daynah, Daynna
  • Dayne, Dayn
  • Dayner
  • Daynisha
  • Dayo
  • Dayon
  • Dayona, Dayonna
  • Dayonte
  • Dayquan, Dayquon, Dayqwan
  • Dayra
  • Dayren
  • Dayri
  • Dayrin
  • Dayris
  • Dayro
  • Dayron
  • Dayse
  • Daysen
  • Daysha
  • Dayshana
  • Dayshanay
  • Dayshawn, Dayshaun, Daysean, Dayshon, Dayshun
  • Dayshawna
  • Dayshia
  • Daysi, Daysy, Daysie
  • Daysia
  • Dayson
  • Daysun
  • Dayten
  • Daythan
  • Daytin
  • Dayton
  • Daytona
  • Daytron
  • Daytwon, Daytwan
  • Dayva
  • Dayvanee
  • Dayven
  • Dayveon, Dayvion, Dayveion
  • Dayvian
  • Dayvid
  • Dayvin
  • Dayvon
  • Dayvonna
  • Dayvonne
  • Dayza, Dayzah
  • Dayzha
  • Dayzhane
  • Dayzi, Dayzee
  • Dayzia
  • Faraday
  • Foday
  • Friday
  • Hedaya
  • Hidaya
  • Hidayat
  • Hodaya
  • Holiday, Holliday
  • Hriday
  • Hridaya
  • Hudayfa
  • Idaya
  • Ifedayo
  • Jadaya, Jadayah
  • Jendaya
  • Jendayi
  • Jordayn
  • Judayah
  • Kadaysha
  • Kadaysia
  • Korday
  • Kriday
  • Ladaya
  • Ladayja
  • Ladaynian
  • Ladaysha
  • Ladaysia
  • Linday
  • Loveday
  • Maday
  • Madaya
  • Minday
  • Monday
  • Nadaya
  • Oday
  • Oladayo
  • Sadaya
  • Shaday
  • Shadaya, Shadayah
  • Sharday, Shardaye, Charday
  • Shawday
  • Sudays
  • Sunday
  • Tadayoshi
  • Temidayo
  • Tuesday
  • Uday
  • Udayveer
  • Zadaya
  • Zandaya
  • Zendaya, Zendayah, Xendaya
  • Zurisaday
  • Zyndaya

Some of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names such as David, Damian, and Diana.

Which DAY name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

P.S. Three more names featuring the letter sequence “d-a-y” — Deeday, Dee Day, and D-Day — were given to three baby boys born on June 6, 1944.

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from Spring! (8684685457) by Johan Neven under CC BY 2.0.

What gave the baby name Dayana a boost in 2008?

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza

According to the U.S. baby name data, the name Dayana reached peak usage in 2008:

  • 2010: 624 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 484th]
  • 2009: 760 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 421st]
  • 2008: 777 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 412th]
  • 2007: 576 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 541st]
  • 2006: 529 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 557th]

More than 25% of the 2008 babies named Dayana were born in California, and more than 14% were born in Texas.

What gave the name a boost that year?

Venezuelan beauty queen Dayana (pronounced dah-YAH-nah) Mendoza, who won the title of Miss Universe in Nha Trang, Vietnam, in July of 2008.

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza

The Latin American name Dayana is based on (and sounds a lot like) the English pronunciation of the name Diana. It also happens to be the name of several different South American orchids, all of which were named in honor of 19th-century English botanist John Day.

In 2012, usage of the name was nudged above 700 babies for a third time — likely because of Dayana Mendoza’s participation in the reality TV competition series Celebrity Apprentice. She placed sixth out of 18 contestants. (The winner that season was Arsenio Hall.)

What are your thoughts on the name Dayana?

Sources: Miss Universe 2008 – Wikipedia, Dayana Mendoza – Wikipedia, Dayana – Behind the Name, SSA

Images: Screenshots of the TV broadcast of the 57th Miss Universe pageant