Dina

Dina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “judged; vindicated”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: DEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Form of Dinah, from Hebrew Dinah in the Bible. Dina is also the standard spelling in several European languages, including Italian and some Slavic languages.

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How popular is Dina?

202451.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Dina in 2024171

2024 rank#1,333 girls

Peak year1969

Total US babies since 188031,929

Dina is steady now but far below its 1969 peak.

Names like Dina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Denajudged; vindicated · Hebrew
Deenareligion; faith · Arabic
Deanavalley; or divine · English
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew

Dina questions

What does the name Dina mean?

Dina means "judged; vindicated". It comes from Hebrew. Form of Dinah, from Hebrew Dinah in the Bible. Dina is also the standard spelling in several European languages, including Italian and some Slavic languages.

Is Dina a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Dina?

171 US babies were named Dina in 2024. Its peak year was 1969.

How do you pronounce Dina?

Dina 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.