Recorded 1982–2014 Boys' name Peak 1982 65 births

Dinh — boys' name

65 babies named Dinh in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s262000s102010s6
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Dinh was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dinh in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dinh

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Dinh between 1982 and 2014, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dinh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dinh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dinh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dinh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dinh 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 65 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.

Dinh at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

65

Since 1982

33 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1982

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2014

Dinh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1982

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.5 201420062000199919971996199519911988198719851982 6

Dinh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 40% of Dinh's all-time total
1980s231990s262000s102010s6

Dinh by state

Where Dinh concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dinh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.7%
California share of Dinh's total US births 7.7%

5 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dinh?
65 babies have been named Dinh since 1982. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Dinh most popular?
Dinh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Dinh most popular?
The top states for the name Dinh are California (5 births).
How long has the name Dinh been used?
Dinh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 33 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Dinh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dino, Dinero, Dinesh, Dinari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–2014 (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.