Diamond

If.you want to name your child some basic boring 1970s mom name like Cynthia or Angelica that's your business. Bowing to societal pressure so your daughter can become another worker bee.
I think if you want to be taken seriously act seriously. Don't let anybody disrespect you. Be the best in the room. That's how you overcome it.
I personally think Diamond is a precious gem and precious name. It makes me think of a woman who is beautiful strong resilient and wealthy. She tough outside with a inner warmth.

I wonder if this comment section would be less unflattering if it weren’t more common for black people than white people to bear this beautiful name.
P.S. Before you accuse me of a victim complex, please know that I am whiter than printer paper.

Sounds like a name a drag queen would use.

Diamond sounds like the name of a mom who is weird and acts super young on social media and has a bad teenage son who always gets in trouble and she doesn’t do anything about it. Don’t use this name.

This as a middle name would be beautiful.

Diamond as a human name sounds strange.

Tackyyyyyy! I bet Diamond's siblings are Mercedes and Heavenly.

Kinda silly, but cool!

Think of it this way: Raymond and Desmond are the same but it’s just that this name has a more feminine feeling to it.

Sexy and seductive name.

To be honest, it sounds quite dumb to my ears.

Yes it kind of does and I agree, especially for a first name but a middle name would be okay.

I like it as a middle name, it would sound quite lovely.

Diamond... I like it for a boy's name or girl's middle name.

I don't like this name for some reason, it's not completely bad, I just don't like it. I'd prefer gemstone names like Ruby, Amethyst, Emerald, Opal, and Pearl. All of those sounds better than Diamond in my opinion.

I kinda changed my mind about this name. I can’t say that I like it still, but it’s definitely not horrible. A Diamond is practically unbreakable, strong, beautiful, and worth a lot. I don’t see it as pretentious, or anything. It's probably best as a middle though.

When I was 12 I loved the names Diamond, Jasmine, and Jayla for a girl.
Now, not so much. But it is suitable, if you want to, use it.

I like it, but it's quite common. I've met too many Diamonds. I'd spell it Diamynd to make it more unique :)

I'm not a fan of this name, not because I have anything against gem names (I love Sapphire, and really like Ruby, Amber, and such), I just don't really like the sound and feel of the name. The same goes for Emerald. It's not that I dislike gem names, I actually really love many of them, I just don't particularly like Diamond. It's pretty as a middle name, though, and there are names that mean Diamond that I like, like Kaimana (my personal favorite), Diamanda, Diamantina, etc.

Tacky and overused.

An odd combibation of trashy and pretentious. Seems like a name that insecure people would give to their child. A big ol' NOPE for this name.

What a beautiful rare name ♥️.

A bit too forwarded among other names. But honestly I would love this as a middle name.

I absolutely love this name! It is not tacky or stupid! What is wrong with these people on here thinking that this is a terrible name? I think that it's amazing and is definitely on my list for naming my little girl! ❤❤❤.

Diamond is a very unique and elegant name and I personally prefer it on a girl. I don’t really like it for a boy though. It sounds way too feminine for a guy. I just feel that way about these certain types of unique names. A boy would get teased for this name, but a girl would get compliments for this name. I would pair Diamond with Rose for a girl one day! It’s an adorable girly name.

Diamond is an elegant name for mostly those with a kind heart. My middle name is Diamond, and I won't complain.

I used to think this name was only fitting for girls, but now I can picture it on a boy. I still think it sounds more feminine though.

I believe Diamond is a good name. The audience should consider these names.
1) Rice
2) Bush
3) wood
4) Beans
5) newman
6) bock
7) bridge
Etc.

My name is Diamond... And I am a girl... I lot of people like my name.

My name is Diamond and my friends think it is perfectly normal to have a unique name. But I hate when someone new meets me and they're like "That's such a pretty name" I mean seriously, just treat me like a normal person.

My name is Diamond and I love it. I get a lot of compliments towards my name and I wouldn't ever change it. I think it's a beautiful name and shouldn't be downed upon because of a few degrading movies towards the name.

A Diamond is a crystal. They look the same sometimes physically, so to me Diamond is feminine. And the stone came before the stripper.

Cool name, but I feel that it's more fitting on a guy. Like Emerald.

I really don't see anything wrong with this name. Not my first choice, but still, it's nice.

I feel like this name will be outdated in ten or twenty years. Names like Opal, Ruby and Pearl may seem old fashioned, but they're classics! This name is anything but.

A very 'princessy' name.

I have a cat named Diamond so the name will always hold a special place in my heart. However, I think it's awful on humans (surname excluded) and I'm glad to see it's rapidly declining in popularity. I can see it getting off the charts pretty soon.

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#712 in 2013 to #890 in 2014. Within one year the name declined significantly. It won't last the "Top 1000" Name charts for much longer. I guarantee it.

My name is Diamond (I am a girl), and I never knew so many people hated this name. I am not trashy, tacky, dumb, or a stripper and no has ever gotten that impression of me. I like it and I think it fits well. When people see or hear my name they love it and it reminds them of the songs. So if anyone is choosing this name for your child or something like that, go for it. The name does not only fit well for pets or for males, it's unisex and it's obviously nice if people choose it for pets (taking care of a pet is sometimes like having to take care of a child anyway.)

I think this name is beautiful for a girl. Anyone who is dissin' is jealous of this beautiful name. When I get married, I plan on naming my girl (if I have one) this. The meaning of this name to me is "tough" because diamonds on a mineral chart are the toughest. This name is meant for a beautiful and tough girl. Anyone named Diamond is probably beautiful and tough. This message goes to anyone who is being made fun of because their name.

My cat is named this. She's well over ten years old and the first time I saw her was literally the second she was born. I watched her birth. I must have been around 9 then; I'm 21 now. As much as I adore her, I can't fathom this name being used on a human or take it much seriously. A pet can get away with being named this but for a human... people may begin to stereotype you as a stripper\pretty-but-dumb type of girl.

I like this better for a boy. My female border-collie-mix-breed dog was named this, though.

I can't believe people are calling this name tacky and rough! Diamond has always been one of my favorite girl names! I love this name. I actually like it better than Ruby, which is my birthstone. I've never met anyone named Diamond before, but I hope to, because it seems like they would be a unique person, boy or girl.

This is my cats name and I also know a dog named Diamond as well.
Fine for a pet, not something to be used on a human.

Ok let me set the record straight for anyone who doesn't likke the name Diamond on a child. I belive that any parent has the right to name their child what they want. I personally like the name Diamond on a girl. The reason of that is because I am a girl... and my name is Diamond. It has never taken any priveleges or made any trouble in any way, IT'S JUST A NAME. It is not only for boys, it is for girls too and if you give it a chance u will see that it is beautiful. Eveybody I have ever spoken to has agreed... i hate how u think it is ok for a girl to be named crystal though...

It sounds like something a really rich family would name their daughter. Lol! Pretty though, it sounds nice.

Okay so you people don't like the name? WELL that's my name! I found these comments EXTREMELY HURTFUL! How could you call it trashy? Do you even know how much Diamonds cost?!? And maybe people are named this because of their qualities, you know like precious and unique like diamonds are, and rare- worth something. Don't be mad because your parents named you something generic like Bob or Sally. And I personally think of it as a girls name cause when I think jewelry "men" don't come to mind. And I can't believe you'd say Ruby or Pearl is perfectly fine but Diamond is what? Nothing? Don't be mad because you can't afford them. I have never EVER met a person who didn't like the name. I'm done.

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Sorry I had to rant. Like I said your comments were SUPER HURTFUL!

Honestly, this name sounds somewhat trashy. There are plenty of names in other languages that mean the same thing that are nice (including Diamantina, which I've heard used where I live), but Diamond itself sounds ridiculous. I agree with the person who brought up the Diamond trade in Africa - that makes the name pretty unfortunate to have.

This would be a hot boy name for someone living in japan. I only like this name for a boy.

I literally laughed out loud when I saw that this was actually on the top 1000 list for the United States.

Foreign countries: Cool and is an exotic name that has an edge to it and also extremely rare and is easy to write in any language.

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U.S. a: trashy and dumb name that reminds me of strippers and street trash.

Rich Kid On The Corner name. And NO.
Let me put it in Spanish for you, NO.

This name is cute for a girl- Di for short! Diamond and Emerald would be cool for twins.. Emme and Dj:)

I prefer this being used as a boy name, because of my little nine year old cousin has this name and is a boy, sorry it sounds like a little boy name to me.

I'm sorry but I just can't imagine a boy name Diamond. Diamonds are a girls best friend! But no offense to any boy Diamonds out there. It can work on some boys but not all of them!

Who could ever take this name seriously? All of the gemstone names sound so tacky and trite. I imagine a girl with this name would have a very hard time getting taken seriously as she gets older.

I don't like this that much as a name. It's OK, though.

I don't get why people say 'it's a so and so not a name'. Anything can be a name. How did people start using the name Mason, or Daisy (it's a flower not a name, well it actually is a name). Personally Diamond is a fine name, though I believe it is only middle name material for myself, someone might think it's the perfect name for their child, and a name does not determine whether a child will be a "slut, stripper" or whatever. Grow up, you can not like a name, but why despise it? Don't like it don't use it, but other people are 100% allowed to.

Wow this is incredibly tacky! No one should be named Diamond. It's a mineral, not a name people!

I personally think Diamond is a bad name compared to Ruby, Pearl, or even Crystal. I prefer these "gem" names instead of Diamond.

Seems very trashy, tacky, and downmarket, particularly when misspelt as Dymond, Diamend, etc. It sounds even worse on boys. And in the modern era, it also calls to mind the horrors of the Diamond trade in Africa and how people are being abused and even literally dying so Western women can have some overpriced clichéd colorless hunks of ice on their fingers. I've never gotten so many women's diamond obsession.

Diamond sounds really tacky to me.

Diamond sounds like a white trash name. Why not name your daughter Diamantina if you want a name that means the same thing?

I think that this name is too rough sounding for a girl. It is also kind of cheap sounding.

Despite these very rude comments, I still think this is a beautiful name. When you think about it, people say "It's a pretty gem, but a name for a boy or a girl?!? Can someone be more logical?" but really, think about it. This name was specifically adopted as a name BECAUSE it is pretty and someone might have a handsome boy or a lovely girl and name him or her Diamond because of their looks or personality! The name most likely wasn't adopted because of its sound, but it would be adopted as name because its beautiful color may match someone's looks or personality.

My sister named her son Diamond. I thought it was horrible, but now it has grown on me!

This is a hypernym rather than a hyponym, which is why this name is a worse name than Ruby, which I personally dislike, but which does work as a name. Using this name seems quite corny, and despite the association to glamorous women, the name itself seems to indicate the parents are uneducated and not very wealthy, and the pronunciation and spelling alike are masculine.

Dammit, never mind, I think it's a hyponym after all. Everything else I said is true, however, and the credibility factor of a person with this name is low.

Diamond is one of the objects I wonder how it came to be a name. I would never use Diamond for a name because it was the name of the stripper on the movie Player's Club.

I used to not really care for the name Diamond. But I know a little girl named Diamond, and the name doesn't seem so strange anymore. I truly believe that names that are common are deemed "good, strong, or pretty" and uncommon names are portrayed as "weird, unnatural, or stupid." If Diamond was a popular name, I bet the name wouldn't be so heavily bashed by people. I also find it interesting that people have said that Diamond is such a God-awful name, yet names like Ruby and Pearl are not so bad. It all goes back to the fact that others have heard of the names Ruby and Pearl, but not Diamond. The name Diamond is therefore subjected to judgements of it being "weird" and so forth.

I personally find it completely illogical to think Diamond is a horrible name to give to a child while not also thinking the same thing about Ruby, Opal, Pearl, Emerald, etc. Diamond is the only one of those that gets such a violent reaction in the comments on this board. The worst the others get is generally "sounds like an old lady's name." If one doesn't care for the sound of the word, fine, but naming a child Diamond is no more a sign of immaturity or materialism than giving a child any other gem name, IMHO.

I agree with clevelandkentevans' statement. Gem names are not my style for any children I may have but the diamond is a beautiful stone and I see nothing wrong with Diamond as a given name.

Diamond isn't even a name. It is just a name of a pretty gem. Save the name Diamond for your dog or whatever pet you have.

I think it is fine to name people after precious gems, I don't like the way Diamond sounds though. Although Lucy Diamond sounds ok.

I've only ever heard Diamond as a male name. Pretty jewel, but as a name, it sounds very rough, so I can't imagine it on a girl.

Oh dear lord! Can't you give a girl a more logical name like Cynthia or Angelica, but this, anything but pragmatic! The same goes with sleezy names such as Baby, Angel or Princess! This is such an immature appellative that the minature version of you will bare for life, sometimes I wonder if their child individuality/identity is (or will be) taken seriously or not. I mean, a child isn't an object or circus animal! It's a human being! And I suggest that they are named a name that won't provoke any thoughts that may not appeal to that of a human!

To correct myself of the above comment, what I meant was to not name you child anything that may provoke the thoughts that it is especially devious, humbling, or leaves an amaranthine ambiance that it is simply "not human".

Could also make a great boys' name.