Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Dinah
Endangered
Down 90.2% from peak
Peak era
1955
Peak births
346
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Dinah
How many people are named Dinah?
An estimated 6,865 living Americans are named Dinah.
How rare is Dinah?
Dinah is very rare among babies today, with 34 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 90.2% from its 1955 peak.
How old is the typical Dinah?
The median age of a living American named Dinah is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 33 and 69 years old.
Is Dinah still popular?
No. Dinah is endangered as a baby name, down 90.2% from its 1955 peak with 34 births in 2025.
Where is Dinah most common?
Dinah has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19552025
Peak year
1955
Decline from peak
90.2%
2025
34
All-time
10,509
Where it lives now
Dinah is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 4.2× the national rate in the 1950s. It also runs high in Louisiana.
States where Dinah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.