Is Diem a boy or girl name?

Diem is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 806 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.0% were girls and 11.0% were boys.

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Diem

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Diem was most popular in 2016, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,789 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 806 people named Diem.

Diem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Diem’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Diem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Diem is mostly a girl’s name — 89.0% of the 806 Americans given it were girls and 11.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 85% girls and 15% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org