Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dinah

#1,565 most common girls' name of all time · #2,707 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,565
Rank overall
#2,707 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
10,509
Since 2016
449
Peak year
1955 #488
Best rank
#488 1955
Girls Boys peak 346/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dinah is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 34 — 34 #4,173
2024 38 — 38 #3,894
2023 40 — 40 #3,765
2022 39 — 39 #3,829
2021 50 — 50 #3,217
2020 50 — 50 #3,142
2019 41 — 41 #3,668
2018 52 — 52 #3,112
2017 51 — 51 #3,145
2016 54 — 54 #3,061
2015 60 — 60 #2,892
2014 54 — 54 #3,083
2013 51 — 51 #3,167
2012 48 — 48 #3,367
2011 44 — 44 #3,553
2010 47 — 47 #3,412
2009 68 — 68 #2,674
2008 58 — 58 #2,995
2007 57 — 57 #3,048
2006 60 — 60 #2,887
2005 39 — 39 #3,733
2004 55 — 55 #2,891
2003 69 — 69 #2,396
2002 73 — 73 #2,252
2001 75 — 75 #2,175
2000 65 — 65 #2,374
1999 71 — 71 #2,134
1998 51 — 51 #2,655
1997 43 — 43 #2,822
1996 64 — 64 #2,128
1995 47 — 47 #2,625
1994 51 — 51 #2,465
1993 45 — 45 #2,677
1992 45 — 45 #2,688
1991 41 — 41 #2,848
1990 51 — 51 #2,402
1989 63 — 63 #2,002
1988 68 — 68 #1,823
1987 52 — 52 #2,098
1986 44 — 44 #2,304
1985 63 — 63 #1,788
1984 72 — 72 #1,566
1983 66 — 66 #1,667
1982 64 — 64 #1,736
1981 79 — 79 #1,516
1980 57 — 57 #1,888
1979 85 — 85 #1,433
1978 69 — 69 #1,569
1977 74 — 74 #1,484
1976 81 — 81 #1,331
1975 98 — 98 #1,177
1974 60 — 60 #1,579
1973 78 — 78 #1,304
1972 97 — 97 #1,133
1971 91 — 91 #1,231
1970 103 — 103 #1,134
1969 91 — 91 #1,170
1968 91 — 91 #1,119
1967 88 — 88 #1,121
1966 123 — 123 #910
1965 143 — 143 #832
1964 173 — 173 #788
1963 177 — 177 #779
1962 208 — 208 #717
1961 237 — 237 #671
1960 295 — 295 #573
1959 298 — 298 #566
1958 332 — 332 #530
1957 325 — 325 #530
1956 333 — 333 #512
1955 346 — 346 #488
1954 270 — 270 #540
1953 257 — 257 #541
1952 257 — 257 #532
1951 237 — 237 #548
1950 248 — 248 #517
1949 216 — 216 #571
1948 190 — 190 #607
1947 217 — 217 #580
1946 188 — 188 #583
1945 162 — 162 #575
1944 188 — 188 #530
1943 178 — 178 #569
1942 142 — 142 #633
1941 69 — 69 #880
1940 42 — 42 #1,118
1939 35 — 35 #1,242
1938 33 — 33 #1,270
1937 35 — 35 #1,219
1936 26 — 26 #1,448
1935 37 — 37 #1,164
1934 26 — 26 #1,448
1933 35 — 35 #1,201
1932 23 — 23 #1,600
1931 17 — 17 #1,945
1930 22 — 22 #1,710
1929 12 — 12 #2,595
1928 24 — 24 #1,688
1927 21 — 21 #1,889
1926 24 — 24 #1,727
1925 22 — 22 #1,848
1924 30 — 30 #1,538
1923 27 — 27 #1,602
1922 30 — 30 #1,510
1921 31 — 31 #1,480
1920 23 — 23 #1,762
1919 32 — 32 #1,372
1918 21 — 21 #1,813
1917 24 — 24 #1,557
1916 31 — 31 #1,301
1915 21 — 21 #1,624
1914 27 — 27 #1,180
1913 21 — 21 #1,235
1912 23 — 23 #1,086
1911 15 — 15 #1,181
1910 12 — 12 #1,344
1909 9 — 9 #1,479
1908 12 — 12 #1,208
1907 14 — 14 #1,046
1906 6 — 6 #1,739
1905 15 — 15 #978
1904 14 — 14 #972
1902 12 — 12 #1,030
1901 7 — 7 #1,349
1900 24 — 24 #751
1899 8 — 8 #1,189
1898 6 — 6 #1,511
1897 13 — 13 #905
1896 13 — 13 #914
1895 12 — 12 #944
1894 11 — 11 #963
1893 8 — 8 #1,101
1892 7 — 7 #1,180
1890 9 — 9 #957
1889 15 — 15 #670
1888 12 — 12 #766
1887 5 — 5 #1,161
1886 7 — 7 #921
1885 12 — 12 #648
1884 9 — 9 #750
1883 9 — 9 #670
1882 8 — 8 #704
1880 6 — 6 #769