Girls' name · since 1958
Dinorah
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 569 babies named Dinorah, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dinorah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 569 have been recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinorah has been recorded 569 times among girls since 1958, 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 1958 to 2022.
- #10,913 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 569 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dinorah ranks #10,913 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 569 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dinorah's 569 recorded births place it above 84.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dinorah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dinorah's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dinorah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2022
- Peak year (1968)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Dinorah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (122 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Dinorah's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Dinorah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
121 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 122 births (21% of all-time use).
How Dinorah 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 Dinorah's total volume
Dinorah by state
Where Dinorah concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 66 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 66 | 11.6% |
| #3 | California | | 16 | 2.8% |
66 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dinorah's data
- Dinorah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dinorahs (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dinorah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
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, 1958–2022 (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 Dinorah 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.