Girls' name · since 1955

Dinora

Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 813 babies named Dinora, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,636 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,105 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
813
born since 1955
1990s
peak decade

Dinora currently ranks #12105 among girls' names in America, with 813 babies recorded since 1955.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinora has been recorded 813 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #12105 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, 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 1955 to 2025.

  • #8,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,105 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 813 born since 1955
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinora ranks #8,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,105 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 813 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.

#8,636 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,105 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
813
born since 1955
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%30%
Dinora vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dinora's 813 recorded births place it above 88.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Dinora compares

813 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Dinora's all-time total is 116% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dinora Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 813 376 567,345
Peak-year births 28 21 19,840

Dinora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dinora's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dinora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
28
Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
0102030 195519691978198719962005201420242025 7

Dinora by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (217 births, 27% of the file).

1990s was Dinora's strongest decade.

217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Dinora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 217 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Dinora compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dinora's total volume

Dinora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -75, 3.4%-20, 19.7%-27, 16.7%-20, 12.5%-42, 8.4%-34, 5.2%-44, 7.4%-66, 5.4%-142, 3.2%-36, 6.9%-63, 5%-33, 5.5%-108, 5.3%-34, 8%-56, 10.7%Dinora-71, 3.4%Dinora
Dinora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Dinora by state

Where Dinora concentrates geographically, total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dinora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
146 18.0%
#2 Texas
109 13.4%
#3 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Dinora's total US births 18.0%
Even split

146 of 813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dinora?
813 babies have been named Dinora since 1955. All-time, it sits at #8,636 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,105 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1992 with 28 births.
Where does Dinora sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinora ranks #8,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,105 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dinora most popular?
Dinora was most popular in the 1990s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Dinora most popular?
The top states for the name Dinora are California (146 births), Texas (109 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Dinora been used?
Records for Dinora go back to 1955, giving 71 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dinora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dina, Dinah, Dinorah, Dineen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dinora's data

  • Dinora's decade-level peak was the 1990s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Dinoras (146 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.

Keep exploring Dinora

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dinora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1955–2025 (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 Dinora 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.