Dinah

Girl name

Dinah has been given to 10,509 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1955.

Meaning & origin /ˈdaɪnə/

From Hebrew דִּינָה (dīna, "judged, vindicated"); see דין.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,509

Peak year

1955 (346 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -43%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dinah.

10,502 babies since 1933

10,481 babies since 1880

10,384 babies since 1929

10,649 babies since 1921

10,369 babies since 1898

10,260 babies since 1909

10,223 babies since 1930

10,844 babies since 1921

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