Diamond

Diamond was the #2,017 girls' name in the US in 2025 (94 babies), and #2,006 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Diamond as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Diamond as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Diamond as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,017 (94)#2,006 (14)—#3,478 (5)
2024#1,613 (129)#2,575 (10)—#1,710 (13)
2023#1,603 (130)#2,063 (13)—#2,604 (7)
2022#1,590 (133)#2,325 (11)—#2,553 (7)
2021#1,410 (154)#2,201 (12)—#2,185 (9)
2020#1,334 (165)#3,447 (6)—#1,295 (18)
2019#1,218 (192)#2,869 (8)—#1,600 (14)
2018#1,122 (218)#2,901 (8)—#1,741 (12)
2017#1,108 (227)#1,911 (15)—#2,876 (6)
2016#1,113 (228)#2,120 (13)—#1,785 (12)
2015#1,014 (264)#2,195 (12)—#1,499 (15)
2014#884 (308)#1,562 (19)—#972 (27)
2013#707 (395)#1,220 (28)#816 (3)#1,091 (23)
2012#787 (347)#1,893 (15)—#1,787 (12)
2011#759 (363)#3,185 (7)—#1,426 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #150.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1908.
  • In 2025, 72% of US babies named Diamond were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Diamond is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Diamond by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #888TNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Diamond (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DiamondCanadaGirls#3,4785
DiamondCanadaBoys#2,7896
DiamondEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
DiamondEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
DiamondNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DiamondNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DiamondScotlandGirls—too few
DiamondUSGirls#2,01794
DiamondUSBoys#3,18137