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Dianne

girl name
Origin
Latin
Syllables
2
Peak era
1940s/1950s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Diana, 'divine, goddesslike', the Roman goddess of the hunt

The story

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Dianne around the world

One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: the Roman moon goddess, from an Italic root meaning "divine, heavenly"

The constellation

DianneEnglish · variantDianaLatinDianeFrench

More branches

DiannaEnglish · variant

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dianne peaked in the 1940s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

368 people · the #16,514 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 32

1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Dianne living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Dianne

Most people given the name Dianne in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Dianne you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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