Dina
Dina was the 1327th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 168 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 199th with 1,572 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 129 places. More babies were named Dina in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning form of Dinah; "judged, vindicated" · Hebrew, Italian
Say it DEE-nuh /ˈdinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,327 girls, up 36 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 168girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19691,572 babies
- Total since 1880
- 32,097babies recorded
What does the name Dina mean?
Dina has two main sources. It is the form of the biblical Dinah, Jacob's daughter (Genesis 30:21), from Hebrew Dinah, "judged" or "vindicated". It is also a short form of longer names, such as Italian names ending in -dina (Bernardina, Claudina). Dina was most popular in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.
דִּינָה (Biblical Hebrew, “Dinah, "judged, vindicated"”)
How sure is this? Probable. Dina may be the biblical Dinah or a short form of other names.
Related names: Dinah, Deena, Dena, Adina.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dinah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 30:21, JPS Tanakh (Gender-Sensitive Edition) via Sefaria, Sefaria
Dina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 76 since 1963.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,327 | 168 |
| 2020 | #1,363 | 160 |
| 2010 | #1,372 | 169 |
| 2000 | #1,091 | 189 |
| 1990 | #752 | 276 |
| 1980 | #490 | 422 |
| 1970 | #207 | 1,545 |
| 1960 | #410 | 554 |
| 1950 | #835 | 110 |
| 1940 | #1,039 | 48 |
| 1930 | #1,165 | 41 |
| 1920 | #1,288 | 36 |
| 1910 | #1,229 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,183 | 11 |
| 1890 | #955 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dina, counting every spelling?
Dina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,122 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,327 for Dina on its own. Together these spellings went to 198 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dina | 168 | #1,327 | 932 |
| Dena | 30 | #4,581 | 153 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dina?
168 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dina (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dina?
About 28,300 people born in the US named Dina are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 38 and 60. That makes Dina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dina by state
How common Dina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (8.0×), New Jersey (7.1×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Dina · Sibling names for Dina
Questions about the name Dina
What does Dina mean?
Dina means “form of Dinah; "judged, vindicated"” (Hebrew, Italian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Dina?
Dina was the 1327th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 168 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 199th with 1,572 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 129 places. More babies were named Dina in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Dina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dina in the US.
Where is Dina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dina was most common in New York (0.92 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Maryland.