Diane

French variation of Diana

"divine"

Diane Origin and Meaning

The name Diane is a girl's name of French origin meaning "divine".

Like Joanne and Christine, middle-aged Diane has been overshadowed by the a-ending version of her name. Diane has a definite mid-century feel; it was a Top 20 name from 1946 to 1959. Though it has several distinguished bearers, including Dianes Sawyer, Keaton, von Furstenberg, Lane, Arbus, Kruger and Farr, it is rarely used for babies today.

Diane Rank in US Top 1000

# 906 in the US

Diane Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 660 on Nameberry

Diane Popularity

• 660 Nameberry 2024
• 889 Unique 2021
• 72 France 2023

20 Names Similar to Diane

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Diane.

• Carol
• Gail
• Joan
• Diana
• Justine
• Helene
• Annette
• Gretchen
• Dominique
• Jean
• Lisa
• Gillian
• Virginia
• Janet
• Dianne
• Dawn
• Hillary
• Kayla
• Brigitte
• Helen

Famous People Named Diane

• Diane de France (b. 1538) suo jure Duchess of Angoulême, natural daughter of King Henry II of France
• Diane de Poitiers 16th,century French noblewoman, prominent courtier of King Francis I and King Henry II
• Diane Arbus American photographer
• Diane Keaton American actress
• Diane Simone Michelle (Halfin) von Furstenberg Belgian,American fashion designer
• Diane Kruger German actress and model, partner of American actor Norman Reedus
• Diane Colleen Lane American actress
• Diane Eve Warren American songwriter
• Diane Farr American actress
• Diane Gardner child actress from film "Gigot"
• Diane Marie Disney Miller daughter of Walt Disney
• Diane Guerrero American actress and activist
• Diane O'Meara young American woman unintentionally involved in the 2013 Manti Te'o hoax case
• Diane Franklin American actress
• Diane Neal American actress
• Diane Tell Canadian pop,jazz singer,songwriter
• Diane Judith Nash American civil rights activist
• Diane Pamela Wood U.S. federal judge
• Diane English American screenwriter, producer, and director
• Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner) American actress
• (Lila) Diane Sawyer American TV journalist
• Diane Julie Abbott British Shadow Home Secretary
• Diane Kathleen Murphy American former child actress, twin sister Erin Murphy

Diane in Pop Culture

• "Little Diane " song by Dion
• "My Diane " song by The Beach Boys
• Diane Johnson young daughter on TV's "Black,ish"
• Diane Nixon main character in 2011 film "The Good Doctor," played by Riley Keough
• Diane "Jackie" Torrance character in "Castle Rock"
• "Jack and Diane " 2012 film starring Juno Temple as Diane
• Diane Freeling one of the lead characters in "Poltergeist," played by JoBeth Williams
• Diane main character in 2012 film "Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding," played by Catherine Keener
• Diane character on TV's "Episodes"
• Diane lead character in 1937 film "Seventh Heaven"
• "Diane " theme song from 1937 film "Seventh Heaven," starring Simone Simon and Jimmy Stewart
• Diane Holmes character in TV movie "Under the Mistletoe"
• Diane Chambers character on TV's "Cheers"
• Diane Lockhart character in TV's "The Good Wife/Fight," played by Christine Baranski
• Diane Symonds character in "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You"
• Diane Barrows character in film "It Takes Two"
• Diane Jenkins character from American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Diane Sterling Fornell,Gibbs, a character in "NCIS"
• Diane character on TV's "The Strain"
• Pinkamena Diane Pie character in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
• Diane character on AMC's "The Walking Dead"
• Diane character in book/TV series "Alias Grace"
• "Jack and Diane " song by John Cougar Mellencamp
• "Oh Diane " song by Fleetwood Mac from the album "Mirage"
• "Diane Young " song by Vampire Weekend
• "Diane " 1956 film about Diane de Poitiers, with Lana Turner
• Diane's Beachwear California clothing store
• Diane character from the manga and anime series "The Seven Deadly Sins"
• Diane Nguyen feminist/author character on "BoJack Horseman"
• Diane Court co,lead character in iconic film "Say Anything," played by Ione Skye
• Diane character from book "Glorious Veils of Diane"