girl's name
Dina
DEE-nah
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 44,260
France
#151
2025 births
Dina is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "judged" or "vindicated," borne by Jacob's daughter in one of the harshest stories in Genesis. It ranks 151st in France and 1,330th in the United States.
- Dina is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 1969, when 1,581 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,734 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1883.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Dina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 |
| 1890s | 71 |
| 1900s | 100 |
| 1910s | 315 |
| 1920s | 396 |
| 1930s | 366 |
| 1940s | 687 |
| 1950s | 1,689 |
| 1960s | 10,246 |
| 1970s | 8,068 |
| 1980s | 3,340 |
| 1990s | 2,225 |
| 2000s | 1,797 |
| 2010s | 1,674 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,092 |
What Dina means
Dina means judged, or one who is vindicated, from the Hebrew din, judgment. The feminine form reads as a claim rather than a description — that judgment has been given in her favor.
Where Dina comes from
Dina comes from the Hebrew Dinah, from din, judgment — the same root behind Daniel, God is my judge. Dinah in Genesis 34 is Jacob's only named daughter; she is raped by Shechem, and her brothers Simeon and Levi respond by tricking the men of the city into circumcision and killing them while they recover, an act Jacob condemns on his deathbed. It is one of the passages that has drawn the most attention from modern readers, and Anita Diamant's 1997 novel The Red Tent retells it from Dinah's side. Dina is separately a Scandinavian short form of Bernhardina and similar names, an Arabic name from a word for faith, and an Italian short form of Bernardina — several routes to the same four letters.
Dina in use
Dina ranks 151st in France with about 360 births in 2025 and is stable in our data with a peak in 1969. Our records carry it from 1883. It holds 1,182nd in England and Wales and 1,330th in the United States. The name's French use draws on both the Hebrew line and the Arabic one, which is a pattern it shares with Sarah, Yasmine and Nour.
How popular is Dina?
In 2025, Dina was given to 168 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Dina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Dina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Dîna | Dîna is a rare spelling of Dina, written with a circumflex and recorded about 145 times, mostly in France. | 145 |
| Dïna | Dïna is a rare spelling of Dina, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Dina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Dina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Dina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dina
What does the name Dina mean?
Dina means "judged" or "vindicated," from the Hebrew din, judgment.
Who was Dinah in the Bible?
Jacob's only named daughter, whose story in Genesis 34 ends in her brothers massacring the men of Shechem.
Is Dina an Arabic name too?
There is a separate Arabic Dina from a word for faith, and the French use draws on both lines.
How popular is Dina?
151st in France and 1,330th in the United States.
Is Dina a girl's or a boy's name?
Dina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Dina?
Dina has 2 syllables.
Is Dina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dina currently ranks #151 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.