How Many People Are Named Dinesha?
An estimated 232 people in the United States have the first name Dinesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Dinesha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dinesha 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 Dinesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
232
About 1 in 1,477,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
20 births
Total Registered
243
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dinesha
Dinesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 243 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dinesha as a female name
Ranked #14,020 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1993 (20 births)
Dinesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dinesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 128 babies were registered. Dinesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dinesha by Decade
How has Dinesha 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.
Dinesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dinesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dinesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dinesha?
We estimate approximately 232 people named Dinesha 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 1,477,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Dinesha a common name?
Dinesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 243 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dinesha most popular?
Dinesha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dinesha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dinesha a female name?
Dinesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dinesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dinesha Smith, Dinesha Johnson, Dinesha 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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