Dinah

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A few things about Dinah you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dinah

Dinah Shore

American singer and actress (1916-1994)

Choose Dinah and your child shares a first name with Dinah Shore, an American singer and actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dinah, like who?” Dinah Shore's Wikipedia article is available in 41 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 47,170 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dinah, 34 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dinah would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDinah has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Dinahs, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1955, when it ranked #488. Today it's #4,172, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendDinah has slipped 1,031 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,172. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Dinah means “judged”.

About the name Dinah

Dinah is a girl name meaning “judged”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-nah”. US birth records list Dinah for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 143 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked #488 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,172, with 34 babies.