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Deena

Deena: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“religion; faith”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
DEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Often used as a variant of Dina/Dinah. In Arabic, din means 'religion, faith'; in some English usage, Deena also overlaps with forms derived from Hebrew Dinah, 'judged.'

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How popular is Deena?

20246.9 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Deena in 202423

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188013,644

Deena is fading: recent use is about 63% of its level ten years before.

Names like Deena

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Dinajudged; vindicated · Hebrew
  • Denajudged; vindicated · Hebrew
  • Deanavalley; or divine · English
  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic

Deena questions

What does the name Deena mean?

Deena means "religion; faith". It comes from Arabic. Often used as a variant of Dina/Dinah. In Arabic, din means 'religion, faith'; in some English usage, Deena also overlaps with forms derived from Hebrew Dinah, 'judged.'

Is Deena a boy or girl name?

Deena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Deena?

23 US babies were named Deena in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Deena?

Deena is usually pronounced DEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.