Dina — #1333 US girls' name
31,853 babies named Dina in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 92% of names given to girls today.
32% of everyone ever named Dina was born in this single decade.
1,571 babies were named Dina in 1969 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dina
The Social Security Administration has registered 31,853 babies named Dina between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dina currently holds the #1333 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 1,571 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10,215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Dina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6,404 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Dina in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31,853 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Dina at a glance
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Current rank
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Dina popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883
- Peak year (1969)
- 1,571
- Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
Currently ranks #1333 among girls.
31,853 total births across 142 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 1,571 births in a single year.
Dina popularity over time — boys
76 total births recorded since 1963 (Dina as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Dina accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 10,215 births that decade — 32% of Dina's all-time total
Dina decade highlights
- Peak decade 10,215 births
- Runner-up 8,047 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Dina's strongest decade
10,215 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
Dina by state
Where Dina concentrates geographically — total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6,404 | 20.1% |
| #2 | California | | 4,316 | 13.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 2,238 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,066 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,768 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,615 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 964 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 949 | 3.0% |
6,404 of 31,853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 20.1% of nationwide
- California 13.5% of nationwide
- New Jersey 7.0% of nationwide
- Texas 6.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 45 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 20.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Dina appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.