Dineen
Dineen is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Duinnín ‘descendant of Duinnín', a diminutive of Donn 'dark, brown'. The Ó Duinnín were hereditary historians to the MacCarthy Mór.
Meaning & Origin of Dineen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dineen is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Duinnín ‘descendant of Duinnín', a diminutive of Donn 'dark, brown'. The Ó Duinnín were hereditary historians to the MacCarthy Mór.
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The Story of Dineen
Dineen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 68 Dineens were born — ranking #1,361 that year. As of 2026, Dineen ranks #13,147 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 430 Dineens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dineen
Dineen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 430 births in the dataset. Dineen's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #1,361. Use the chart and map above to compare Dineen'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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