Din
Din has been used as both a surname and given name. Din in Arabic means "religion" or "way of life". Din is also a component of longer names, especially in Arabic. For example, Aladdin or ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn means "nobility of religion". See ad-Din for a list of these names. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Din
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Din has been used as both a surname and given name. Din in Arabic means "religion" or "way of life". Din is also a component of longer names, especially in Arabic. For example, Aladdin or ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn means "nobility of religion". See ad-Din for a list of these names. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Din
Din first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 10 Dins were born — ranking #6,714 that year. As of 2026, Din ranks #8,250 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 84 Dins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Din
Din is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Din's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #6,714. Use the chart and map above to compare Din's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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