Dino
Dino was the 2808th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 404th with 386 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 31 places. More babies were named Dino in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,808 boys, down 214 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960386 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,219babies recorded
Dino popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,808 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,594 | 49 |
| 2010 | #2,649 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,704 | 67 |
| 1990 | #1,319 | 71 |
| 1980 | #1,042 | 75 |
| 1970 | #525 | 237 |
| 1960 | #404 | 386 |
| 1950 | #1,373 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,696 | 17 |
| 1930 | #948 | 51 |
| 1920 | #1,554 | 24 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dino, counting every spelling?
Dino has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dino?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dino (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dino 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dino.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dino?
About 7,000 people born in the US named Dino are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 35 and 64. That makes Dino a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Dino by state
How common Dino was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 46 states fewer than five boys 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 Dino: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dino, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dino
How popular is the name Dino?
Dino was the 2808th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 404th with 386 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 31 places. More babies were named Dino in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Dino a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dino in the US.
Where is Dino most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dino was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Massachusetts.