Boys' name · since 1982
Dinh
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Dinh, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dinh sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 65 recorded since 1982.
Dinh has 65 recorded births among boys since 1982, 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 1982 to 2014.
- #20,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 65 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinh ranks #20,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dinh's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dinh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dinh's full recorded timeline at 1996, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dinh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2014
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Dinh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Dinh's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dinh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (40% of all-time use).
Dinh by state
Where Dinh concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 7.7% |
5 of 65 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dinh's data
- Dinh's decade-level peak was the 1990s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dinhs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dinh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1982–2014 (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 Dinh 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.