Recorded 1958–1985 Girls' name Peak 1969 76 births

Dinita — girls' name

76 babies named Dinita in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s251970s411980s5
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Dinita was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dinita in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dinita

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Dinita between 1958 and 1985, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dinita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dinita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dinita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dinita 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 76 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.

Dinita at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

76

Since 1958

28 years of records

Peak year

1969

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1958

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1985

Dinita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1958

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
45678910 1985197719751973196919631958 5

Dinita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
41 births that decade — 54% of Dinita's all-time total
1950s51960s251970s411980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dinita?
76 babies have been named Dinita since 1958. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1969 with 9 births.
When was Dinita most popular?
Dinita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Dinita been used?
Dinita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 28 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Dinita?
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, 1958–1985 (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.