Boys' name · since 1964
Dinesh
Dinesh has 167 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,049 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 167
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dinesh sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 167 recorded since 1964.
Dinesh has 167 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2009.
- #14,049 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 167 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinesh ranks #14,049 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 167 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,049 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 167
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dinesh's 167 recorded births place it above 69.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dinesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dinesh's full recorded timeline at 1993, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dinesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2009
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dinesh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (51 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Dinesh's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dinesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 51 births (31% of all-time use).
Dinesh by state
Where Dinesh concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 167 births nationwide.
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- Dinesh's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2000s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Dineshs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dinesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dinesh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.