Dinah Name Popularity

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How popular is Dinah?

In 2018 the rare name Dinah, ranked the 3,095th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dinah is currently less popular.

Position 488, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1955 with 346 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Dinah was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dinah occurred roughly during the years 1909-1912, 1929-1933, 1938-1943, 1952-1955, and 1993-1996, whereas 1926-1929, and 1970-1974 were years of successive downward movement.

The popularity trend for Dinah has remained mostly unchanged for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Dinah lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dinah?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Dinah is quite distinctive and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Dinah (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		52	3,095
2017		51	3,151
2016		54	3,057
2015		60	2,892
2014		53	3,120
2013		51	3,181
2012		48	3,380
2011		44	3,559
2010		47	3,423
2009		68	2,681
2008		57	3,024
2007		57	3,063
2006		60	2,891
2005		39	3,749
2004		55	2,894
2003		69	2,394
2002		73	2,253
2001		75	2,175
2000		65	2,381
1999		71	2,136
1998		51	2,662
1997		43	2,836
1996		64	2,131
1995		47	2,634
1994		51	2,475
1993		45	2,686
1992		45	2,696
1991		41	2,854
1990		51	2,411
1989		63	2,005
1988		68	1,824
1987		53	2,069
1986		43	2,352
1985		63	1,791
1984		72	1,569
1983		66	1,673
1982		64	1,741
1981		79	1,517
1980		57	1,888
1979		85	1,434
1978		69	1,571
1977		74	1,486
1976		81	1,334
1975		98	1,176
1974		60	1,585
1973		78	1,304
1972		97	1,135
1971		91	1,230
1970		103	1,134
1969		91	1,170
1968		91	1,121
1967		88	1,120
1966		123	910
1965		142	834
1964		174	785
1963		177	777
1962		208	716
1961		237	670
1960		295	574
1959		298	566
1958		332	530
1957		324	531
1956		333	513
1955		346	488
1954		269	540
1953		257	541
1952		257	531
1951		237	548
1950		248	517
1949		216	572
1948		190	607
1947		217	580
1946		188	583
1945		162	575
1944		188	530
1943		178	568
1942		142	633
1941		69	877
1940		42	1,119
1939		35	1,244
1938		33	1,273
1937		35	1,224
1936		26	1,452
1935		37	1,170
1934		26	1,450
1933		35	1,207
1932		23	1,603
1931		17	1,965
1930		22	1,715
1929		12	2,616
1928		24	1,688
1927		21	1,899
1926		25	1,679
1925		22	1,858
1924		30	1,539
1923		27	1,604
1922		30	1,512
1921		31	1,491
1920		23	1,766
1919		32	1,374
1918		21	1,820
1917		24	1,563
1916		31	1,303
1915		21	1,631
1914		27	1,185
1913		21	1,238
1912		23	1,086
1911		15	1,188
1910		12	1,356
1909		9	1,502
1908		12	1,222
1907		14	1,047
1906		6	1,791
1905		15	976
1904		14	969
1903		< 5	--
1902		12	1,036
1901		7	1,376
1900		24	748
1899		8	1,200
1898		6	1,551
1897		13	905
1896		13	912
1895		12	946
1894		11	961
1893		8	1,110
1892		7	1,199
1891		< 5	--
1890		9	956
1889		15	664
1888		12	759
1887		5	1,183
1886		7	917
1885		12	636
1884		9	749
1883		9	659
1882		8	693
1881		< 5	--
1880		6	769

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.