Dina
Dina Hebrew: דִּינָה Dinah ; (Arabic: دينا Dīnā is a female given name which is sometimes an alternative spelling of the names Dinah, Dena and Deena, which holds meanings such as justified, judged, and vindicated.
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- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Dina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dina Hebrew: דִּינָה Dinah ; (Arabic: دينا Dīnā is a female given name which is sometimes an alternative spelling of the names Dinah, Dena and Deena, which holds meanings such as justified, judged, and vindicated.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Swedish
- Latvian
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Dutch
- Italian
- Spanish
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Latin
- Portuguese
- English
- Arabic
The Story of Dina
Dina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1883, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1969: 1,571 births, good for #199 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Dinas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,214 among baby girl names with 193 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 32K Dinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dina
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About the name Dina
Dina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Dina's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #199. Use the chart and map above to compare Dina'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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