Total births
125
Girls' name · since 1973
Dinisha
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.
- 125
- total births
- 1973–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
125 girls have been named Dinisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinisha has been recorded 125 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1999.
- 125 total births
- 1973–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
125 girls have been named Dinisha since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 125
- total births
- 1973–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
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.
Dinisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dinisha splits its recorded history at 1988: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dinisha at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Dinisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1999
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Dinisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dinisha's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Dinisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dinisha? ▼
Dinisha has been given to 125 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 14 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dinisha since 1973 -- 27 years through the most recent 1999 data.
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.
Keep exploring Dinisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dinisha: Baby Name Since 1973 - 125 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dinisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dinisha 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 July 2026.