How Many People Are Named Dina?
An estimated 26,995 people in the United States have the first name Dina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Dina peaked in popularity in 1969 with 1,580 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Dina is overwhelmingly female, 76 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
26,995
About 1 in 12,697 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1969
1,580 births
Total Registered
31,929
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dina
Dina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 31,929 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Dina as a male name
Ranked #8,468 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1970 (10 births)
Dina as a female name
Ranked #1,334 in 2024
171 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (1,571 births)
Dina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 10,245 babies were registered. Dina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dina by Decade
How has Dina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dina by State
Birth registrations for Dina span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Montana, Idaho, Nevada. On average, about 609 Dinas were registered per state.
Dina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dina
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dina?
We estimate approximately 26,995 people named Dina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,697 Americans share this first name.
Is Dina a common name?
Dina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31,929 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dina most popular?
Dina reached peak popularity in 1969, when 1,580 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dina is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dina a female name?
Dina is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dina Smith, Dina Johnson, Dina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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