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Dinah

Girl

Origin of the name

Dinah is a Hebrew name, “judged.” In the Bible, Dinah is the daughter of Jacob and Leah.

Classic name

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1955 was its best year: 346 births, or 1 baby in 11,601. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 143 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 4171.
10,509births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 487rank at its peak, in 1955

Where babies named Dinah are born

1955

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The darker the blue, the more common Dinah is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Dinah is most common in Louisiana (2.7 times), Kentucky (2.3) and Alabama (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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