How Many People Are Named Diamond?
An estimated 34,932 people in the United States have the first name Diamond. It is predominantly female (93.0%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Diamond peaked in popularity in 1999 with 2,210 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Diamond as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Diamond paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
34,932
About 1 in 9,812 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
93.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1999
2,210 births
Total Registered
36,162
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Diamond
Diamond is predominantly female (93.0%), though 2,527 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Diamond as a male name
Ranked #2,443 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (101 births)
Diamond as a female name
Ranked #1,612 in 2024
129 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (2,160 births)
Diamond: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Diamond span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 15,987 babies were registered. Diamond has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Diamond by Decade
How has Diamond tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Diamond by State
Birth registrations for Diamond span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 768 Diamonds were registered per state.
Diamond + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Diamond as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Diamond
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Diamond: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Diamond?
We estimate approximately 34,932 people named Diamond are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,812 Americans share this first name.
Is Diamond a common name?
Diamond is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36,162 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Diamond most popular?
Diamond reached peak popularity in 1999, when 2,210 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Diamond is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Diamond a female name?
Diamond is predominantly female. 93.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Diamond Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Diamond Smith, Diamond Johnson, Diamond Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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