Total births
246
Girls' name · since 1945
Dyna
246 babies named Dyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15553
- among girls today
- 246
- born since 1945
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
246 babies have been named Dyna since 1945, making it today's #15553 girls' name.
Dyna has 246 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15553 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2024.
- #15553 among girls today
- 246 born since 1945
- 2000s peak decade
- 12% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Dyna is currently the #15553 girls' name in America, more common than 12% of girls - 246 born since 1945, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15553
- among girls today
- 246
- born since 1945
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
Dyna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15553
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Dyna was born in this single decade.
1967
Single peak year
13 babies were named Dyna in 1967 - its busiest year on record.
How Dyna compares
246 41th percentile among 17,726 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
Dyna's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dyna | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 246 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Dyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dyna's full recorded timeline at 1995, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dyna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1967
Current rank
#15,553
Active since
1945
Dyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2024
- Peak year (1967)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Dyna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Dyna's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (19% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dyna? ▼
246 babies have been named Dyna since 1945. It currently ranks #15553 among girls. The peak year was 1967 with 13 births.
When was Dyna most popular? ▼
Dyna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Dyna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dyna since 1945 -- 80 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Dyna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dynasty, Dynasti, Dynver, Dynesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Dyna's data
- Dyna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dyna
Nearby Names Like Dyna
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dyna
Dynasty Girl
#4946 2,369 births
Dynasti Girl
#8169 505 births
Dynver Girl
#2967 400 births
Dynesha Girl
257 births
Dynasia Girl
190 births
Compare Dyna side by side: Dyna vs Dynasty Dyna vs Dynasti Dyna vs Dynver
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1945–2024 (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. "Dyna: #15553 Girls' Name - 246 Births, Peak 1967." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dyna. 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 Dyna 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 June 2026.