The first name Dinah

In 2025, 4 girls were named Dinah, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 16 births (#1,168).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dinah with other names.

In 2025, 34 girls born in the United States were named Dinah, the 4,198th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1955, when 346 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Dinah Shore
  American singer and actress (1916-1994)
• Dinah Craik
  British novelist and poet (1826–1887)
• Dinah Jane
  American singer (born 1997)
• Dinah Manoff
  American actress and director, born 1956
• Dinah Sheridan
  British actress (1920–2012)
• Dinah Eckerle
  German handball player, born 1995
• Cleo Laine
  English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025)
• Claude Mossé
  French historian of antiquity and hellenist (1924-2022)

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Eliza
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What does the name Dinah mean?

Dinah means “judged”, “vindicated” in Hebrew.

What is the origin of the name Dinah?

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

How popular is the name Dinah?

In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Dinah, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 1996, with 16 births.

Is Dinah a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,509 US babies named Dinah since 1880 were girls.

When was Dinah most popular?

1955 in the United States, when 346 babies were named Dinah, its highest rank at 488th.

How do you pronounce Dinah?

Dinah is /ˈdaɪnə/, 2 syllables.

What name is Dinah a form of?

Dinah is a form of Dina.