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Diamond

This name comes from the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the traditional birthstone of April.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈdaɪ.mənd/
Usage languagesAfrican American, English
US rank (2025)#2,017

Meaning and history

Diamond is a name derived from the English word for the clear, colorless precious stone traditionally associated with April. The word comes from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, a term of Greek origin meaning “unconquerable” or “unbreakable.”

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 1,053 births, rank #315
2007: 912 births, rank #356
2008: 706 births, rank #446
2009: 618 births, rank #495
2010: 463 births, rank #633
20112011: 363 births, rank #759
2012: 347 births, rank #787
2013: 395 births, rank #707
2014: 308 births, rank #884
2015: 264 births, rank #1,014
20162016: 228 births, rank #1,113
2017: 227 births, rank #1,108
2018: 218 births, rank #1,122
2019: 192 births, rank #1,218
2020: 165 births, rank #1,334
20212021: 154 births, rank #1,410
2022: 133 births, rank #1,590
2023: 130 births, rank #1,603
2024: 129 births, rank #1,613
20252025: 94 births, rank #2,017

Diamond moved from #707 to #884 for girls between 2013 and 2014. Its highest annual birth count came in 1999, with 2,160 births.