How Many People Are Named Dinah?
An estimated 7,333 people in the United States have the first name Dinah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Dinah peaked in popularity in 1955 with 346 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dinah 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 Dinah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,333
About 1 in 46,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1955
346 births
Total Registered
10,475
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dinah
Dinah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,475 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dinah as a female name
Ranked #3,895 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 1955 (346 births)
Dinah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dinah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,903 babies were registered. Dinah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dinah by Decade
How has Dinah 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.
Dinah by State
Birth registrations for Dinah span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado. On average, about 181 Dinahs were registered per state.
Dinah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dinah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dinah
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Dinah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dinah?
We estimate approximately 7,333 people named Dinah 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 46,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Dinah a common name?
Dinah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,475 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dinah most popular?
Dinah reached peak popularity in 1955, when 346 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dinah is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dinah a female name?
Dinah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dinah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dinah Smith, Dinah Johnson, Dinah 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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