# Dina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdiːnə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dinah |
| US babies named this | 32,097 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 76 / 32,021 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 949, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Equivalent of the biblical name Dinah in several European languages, ultimately from Hebrew דִּינָה.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 173 | 1,340 |
| 2012 | 190 | 1,266 |
| 2013 | 159 | 1,428 |
| 2014 | 146 | 1,511 |
| 2015 | 158 | 1,456 |
| 2016 | 159 | 1,447 |
| 2017 | 176 | 1,323 |
| 2018 | 161 | 1,396 |
| 2019 | 183 | 1,270 |
| 2020 | 160 | 1,363 |
| 2021 | 179 | 1,285 |
| 2022 | 204 | 1,178 |
| 2023 | 210 | 1,155 |
| 2024 | 171 | 1,337 |
| 2025 | 168 | 1,327 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 6 | 3,739 |
| 1966 | 7 | 3,313 |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,178 |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,124 |
| 1970 | 10 | 3,122 |
| 1971 | 6 | 4,539 |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,429 |
| 1983 | 7 | 5,065 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,325 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,401 |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,472 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 1,295 |
| 2012 | 38 | 955 |
| 2013 | 42 | 882 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1,234 |
| 2015 | 36 | 984 |
| 2016 | 34 | 1,031 |
| 2017 | 34 | 1,043 |
| 2018 | 50 | 767 |
| 2019 | 50 | 761 |
| 2020 | 40 | 894 |
| 2021 | 38 | 918 |
| 2022 | 32 | 1,058 |
| 2023 | 41 | 865 |
| 2024 | 28 | 1,198 |
| 2025 | 28 | 1,166 |

## In other languages

- Hebrew: דִּינָה
- Latin: Dīna
- Russian: Ди́на

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.