Diane Lane
There are approximately 150 people named Diane Lane living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,285,029 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Diane with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lane. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
150
1 in 2,285,029
Named Diane
346K
Alive today
Named Lane
149K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 346K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1955
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (85.1%)
Estimated bearers: 149K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #223
Per 100K: 43.37
Top ancestry: White (73.8%)
First name trend
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.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Diane
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Diane, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Diane described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Diane at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.1% · 359,966
- Black or African American7.1% · 30,218
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 17,598
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 6,999
- Two or more races1.5% · 6,420
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1,555
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lane surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lane, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 73.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lane described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Lane at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.8% · 95,711
- Black or African American16.7% · 21,677
- Two or more races4.3% · 5,621
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4,402
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,197
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,010
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Diane has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1010% of the US population, based on 346,112 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Diane right now.
The surname Lane appears at a rate of 43.37 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0434%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 150 people with the full name Diane Lane. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Diane Lane: questions and answers
How many people are named Diane Lane?
We estimate approximately 150 people in the United States share the full name Diane Lane. That works out to about 1 in 2,285,029 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1010%) with the surname frequency (43.37 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Diane Lane?
We classify Diane Lane as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,285,029 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Diane a male or female name?
Diane is predominantly female. Out of 519,974 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Diane profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Diane Lane?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.