Recorded 1973–1985 Girls' name Peak 1973 24 births

Dinelle — girls' name

24 babies named Dinelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s12
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dinelle was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dinelle in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dinelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Dinelle between 1973 and 1985, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dinelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dinelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dinelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dinelle 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 24 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.

Dinelle at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

24

Since 1973

13 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1973

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1985

Dinelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1973

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
6 1985198419781973 6

Dinelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 50% of Dinelle's all-time total
1970s121980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dinelle?
24 babies have been named Dinelle since 1973. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Dinelle most popular?
Dinelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Dinelle been used?
Dinelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 13 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Dinelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dina, Dinah, Dinora, Dinorah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–1985 (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.