Diana
Diana is a female given name: 99% of people named Diana are women, and it is recorded as female in 38 of the 38 countries covered.
Diana · Diāna · Díana · Diána
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Bulgaria, Albania
- Also spelled
- Diāna, Díana, Diána
- US births since 1880
- 1,286 male / 357,575 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Diana
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Diana," in English, "Guten Tag Diana," in German. Diana is a female given name: about 99% of people named Diana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Diana,
German
Guten Tag Diana,
French
Bonjour Diana,
Spanish
Estimado/a Diana:
Chinese
Diana您好：
Japanese
Diana様
English
Hi Diana,
German
Hi Diana,
French
Salut Diana,
Spanish
Hola Diana,
Chinese
Diana你好：
Japanese
Dianaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Bulgaria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 38 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,286 male · 357,575 female · 358,861 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Diana a male or female name?
Diana is a female given name: 99% of people named Diana are women, and it is recorded as female in 38 of the 38 countries covered.
How do I address Diana in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Diana," in English, "Guten Tag Diana," in German. Diana is a female given name: about 99% of people named Diana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Diana a unisex name?
Diana is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Diana are men. Diana leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Diana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/diana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_diana,
title = {Is Diana a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/diana},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}