How Many People Are Named Diane Baker?

There are approximately 465 people named Diane Baker living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 737,106 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Diane with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Baker. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

465

1 in 737,106 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Diane

Last Name

Baker

Diane: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Diane. The peak year was 1955 with 23,344 births. The average person named Diane today is 67 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Diane

In the 2020 Census, the first name Diane was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (85.15%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.15%) and Hispanic (4.16%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Diane in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Diane rose or fell over time.

White

85.15%

Black

7.15%

Hispanic

4.16%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.37%

Two or More Races

1.52%

Ancestry of the Baker Surname

The surname Baker was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Baker in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

76.85%

Black

14.04%

Hispanic

3.33%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.84%

Two or More Races

4.22%

How we calculated this

The first name "Diane" has an estimated frequency of 0.101% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Baker" appears at a rate of 134.21 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Diane are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 465 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Diane

Diane Smith Diane Johnson Diane Williams Diane Brown Diane Jones Diane Garcia Diane Watson

Other people with the surname Baker

Michael Baker James Baker John Baker David Baker Robert Baker William Baker Richard Baker Amanda Baker

Diane Baker: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Diane Baker?

We estimate approximately 465 people named Diane Baker are alive in the United States today. The first name Diane is shared by 346,112 Americans, and the surname Baker is shared by 460,007.

How rare is the name Diane Baker?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 737,106 Americans. The first name Diane is common and the surname Baker is common.

Is Diane a male or female name?

Diane is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1955 and the average bearer today is 67 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Diane?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Diane was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (85.15%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.15%) and Hispanic (4.16%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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