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Dinah

Dinah: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From Hebrew Dinah, from a root relating to judgment. In the Bible, Dinah is the daughter of Jacob and Leah.

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How popular is Dinah?

202411.4 per million US babies
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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 Dinah in 202438

2024 rank#3,879 girls

Peak year1955

Total US babies since 188010,475

Dinah is steady now but far below its 1955 peak.

Names like Dinah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Dinah questions

What does the name Dinah mean?

Dinah means "judged; vindicated". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Dinah, from a root relating to judgment. In the Bible, Dinah is the daughter of Jacob and Leah.

Is Dinah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Dinah?

38 US babies were named Dinah in 2024. Its peak year was 1955.

How do you pronounce Dinah?

Dinah is usually pronounced DYE-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.