Recorded 1973–1999 Girls' name Peak 1994 125 births

Dinisha — girls' name

125 babies named Dinisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s491990s61
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Dinisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Dinisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dinisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Dinisha between 1973 and 1999, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dinisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dinisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dinisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dinisha 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 125 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.

Dinisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

125

Since 1973

27 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1973

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1999

Dinisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1973

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 1999199419911987198219741973 5

Dinisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 49% of Dinisha's all-time total
1970s151980s491990s61

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dinisha?
125 babies have been named Dinisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Dinisha most popular?
Dinisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Dinisha been used?
Dinisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 27 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Dinisha?
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, 1973–1999 (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.