Recorded 1977–2001 Girls' name Peak 1993 243 births

Dinesha — girls' name

243 babies named Dinesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s931990s1282000s6
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Dinesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dinesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dinesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Dinesha between 1977 and 2001, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dinesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dinesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dinesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dinesha 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 243 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.

Dinesha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

243

Since 1977

25 years of records

Peak year

1993

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1977

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2001

Dinesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1977

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1993)
20
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 20011996199319901987198419791977 5

Dinesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 53% of Dinesha's all-time total
1970s161980s931990s1282000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dinesha?
243 babies have been named Dinesha since 1977. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1993 with 20 births.
When was Dinesha most popular?
Dinesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Dinesha been used?
Dinesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 25 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Dinesha?
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, 1977–2001 (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.