How Many People Are Named Diamond?

35,372

people named Diamond are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 9,662 people in the US has this name

Based on 36,297 babies named Diamond in Social Security records from 1897 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#1,143

πŸ’Ž Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#600

See the top 100

Peak Year

1999

2,210 births

Trend

β†’

Stable (last 10 years)

πŸ“– Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English (Modern)
Pronunciation: DIE-mΙ™nd
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

From the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. It is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "invincible, untamed".

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

Related & Similar Names

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⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
93.5%
Male
6.5%

Of the babies given the name Diamond, 93.5% were girls and 6.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Diamond rose from 60.2% in the 1910s to 75% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 97.4%.

πŸ‘₯ Age Distribution

The average person named Diamond alive today is about 25 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 31 in 2025.

Under 30 24,729
69.9%
30 to 59 10,544
29.8%
60 and over 99
0.3%

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Over Time

Diamond first appears in the records in 1897 and was given most often in 1999, to 2,210 babies. In 2025, 131 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1897 to 2025

πŸ† Rank History

Diamond has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #150, in 1999. In 2025 it ranked #2,024.

Girls
Rank in 2025#2,024
Best rank#150 (1999)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#194 in the 1990s

πŸ“ State-Wise Distribution

People named Diamond alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Diamond were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,893 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Diamond was given 7.4 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.9 times in Louisiana and 2.9 times in Mississippi.

Texas 2,893
New York 2,681
Illinois 2,600
California 2,283
Michigan 1,979
Florida 1,717
Georgia 1,712
Ohio 1,610
North Carolina 1,369
Louisiana 1,335
Virginia 1,236
Maryland 1,137
Pennsylvania 1,056
South Carolina 808
Mississippi 733
Tennessee 721
New Jersey 703
Indiana 669
Alabama 660
Missouri 634
District of Columbia 592
Wisconsin 360
Arizona 300
Arkansas 282
Kentucky 265
Connecticut 229
Oklahoma 222
Minnesota 164
Colorado 150
Massachusetts 139
Nevada 127
Kansas 114
Washington 111
Delaware 67
New Mexico 56
Nebraska 35
Hawaii 34
Iowa 27
Oregon 24
South Dakota 6
Alaska 6
West Virginia 5

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