Dinah
Dinah is a Hebrew female given name meaning judged or vindicated.
Meaning & Origin of Dinah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dinah is a Hebrew female given name meaning judged or vindicated.
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The Story of Dinah
Dinah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 346 Dinahs were born — ranking #488 that year. As of 2026, Dinah ranks #4,171 for baby girls with 34 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 11K Dinahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Dinah
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Dinah , a Biblical character
- Dinah Abrahamson , American author and politician
- Dinah Birch , English literary scholar
- Dinah Browne , American luger
- Dinah Cancer , the stage name of vocalist Mary Simms
- Dinah Casson , British interior designer
- Dinah Chan , Singaporean cyclist
- Dinah Christie , Canadian actress
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Names that sound like Dinah
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About the name Dinah
Dinah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Dinah's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #488. Use the chart and map above to compare Dinah'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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