Dinah Forename
7,173rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 145,905 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda
Dinah Forename Definition:
A female name. Hebrew ‘vindicated’, the name of a d. of Jacob. It came into use in the 17th C (e.g. Dinae Shirthose 1629) and was a favourite name with the working classes until about the end of the 19th C. It seems sometimes to have been confused with Diana.
Read More About This ForenameDinah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 99% | 31,472 | 1:1,301 | 219 |
| South Africa | 100% | 17,867 | 1:3,052 | 570 |
| Kenya | 100% | 14,110 | 1:3,282 | 554 |
| United States | 100% | 13,405 | 1:27,045 | 1,961 |
| Ghana | 100% | 10,113 | 1:2,668 | 420 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 9,437 | 1:18,816 | 1,967 |
| Philippines | 99% | 8,147 | 1:13,012 | 1,614 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 6,348 | 1:3,722 | 817 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 5,329 | 1:48,408 | 6,185 |
| Brazil | 100% | 5,286 | 1:40,529 | 3,049 |
| China | - | 3,251 | 1:420,196 | 24,128 |
| England | 100% | 3,153 | 1:17,635 | 1,166 |
| Zambia | - | 2,606 | 1:6,084 | 791 |
| Rwanda | - | 2,417 | 1:4,705 | 866 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1,081 | 1:7,172 | 593 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1,040 | 1:6,045 | 1,032 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,004 | 1:52,578 | 3,770 |
| Malawi | 100% | 867 | 1:19,737 | 1,782 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 756 | 1:20,402 | 2,217 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 753 | 1:10,826 | 1,090 |
| Canada | 100% | 703 | 1:47,131 | 3,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 699 | 1:44,081 | 5,366 |
| Botswana | 100% | 659 | 1:3,315 | 582 |
| Australia | - | 509 | 1:26,832 | 1,677 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 467 | 1:65,203 | 5,081 |
| India | 95% | 455 | 1:2,670,061 | 126,533 |
| Egypt | 100% | 412 | 1:223,061 | 7,852 |
| Germany | 100% | 370 | 1:261,292 | 3,610 |
| Mexico | 100% | 237 | 1:523,816 | 5,775 |
| DR Congo | 68% | 219 | 1:337,112 | 13,078 |
| Scotland | 100% | 218 | 1:24,543 | 1,086 |
| Wales | 100% | 176 | 1:17,581 | 1,047 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 153 | 1:110,471 | 5,478 |
| Liberia | 98% | 135 | 1:32,682 | 1,954 |
| France | 100% | 127 | 1:523,389 | 5,519 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 124 | 1:14,864 | 889 |
| Portugal | - | 120 | 1:86,757 | 2,474 |
| New Zealand | - | 115 | 1:39,444 | 2,366 |
| Denmark | - | 99 | 1:57,066 | 2,057 |
| Ireland | 100% | 71 | 1:65,402 | 1,916 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 71 | 1:334,784 | 23,192 |
| Haiti | 100% | 68 | 1:157,749 | 7,631 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| Guinea | - | 62 | 1:191,268 | 2,528 |
| Qatar | 90% | 56 | 1:42,314 | 5,522 |
| Belgium | 100% | 52 | 1:220,962 | 5,169 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 52 | 1:157,952 | 4,074 |
| Cambodia | 52% | 50 | 1:325,467 | 8,423 |
| Sweden | 100% | 49 | 1:201,182 | 6,996 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 48 | 1:42,500 | 4,587 |
| Guyana | 100% | 46 | 1:16,593 | 2,169 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 45 | 1:12,910 | 1,171 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 39 | 1:554,115 | 17,419 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 36 | 1:37,817 | 3,714 |
| Namibia | - | 31 | 1:77,554 | 3,985 |
| Belize | 100% | 28 | 1:12,654 | 1,726 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 26 | 1:1,161,611 | 23,916 |
| Finland | 68% | 25 | 1:219,327 | 3,602 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 25 | 1:240,733 | 5,653 |
| Thailand | 99% | 24 | 1:2,919,409 | 69,251 |
| Argentina | 100% | 23 | 1:1,859,706 | 7,227 |
| Afghanistan | 89% | 22 | 1:1,482,887 | 15,223 |
| Barbados | - | 22 | 1:13,172 | 1,234 |
| Norway | 100% | 22 | 1:233,288 | 5,551 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 21 | 1:163,221 | 3,346 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 17 | 1:10,460 | 1,408 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Israel | 100% | 15 | 1:560,195 | 10,411 |
| Ivory Coast | 83% | 15 | 1:1,538,396 | 39,344 |
| Austria | 100% | 14 | 1:608,157 | 5,259 |
| Chile | 100% | 14 | 1:1,257,658 | 10,399 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| Panama | 100% | 14 | 1:279,040 | 9,506 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 14 | 1:253,593 | 2,813 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 13 | 1:4,715 | 843 |
| Italy | 100% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| Spain | 100% | 11 | 1:4,229,997 | 14,986 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Angola | 100% | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Congo | 100% | 9 | 1:556,578 | 9,819 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Peru | 100% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Cook Islands | - | 7 | 1:2,593 | 418 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:15,678 | 1,755 |
| Benin | 100% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 6 | 1:8,538 | 1,253 |
| Colombia | 100% | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| El Salvador | - | 5 | 1:1,268,357 | 7,255 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 5 | 1:3,221,686 | 6,935 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Jersey | - | 5 | 1:19,996 | 1,220 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Brunei | - | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Greece | - | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Russia | 67% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Dináh (2) are calculated separately.
Dinah (3,284) may also be a surname.
Dinah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Hebrew ‘vindicated’, the name of a d. of Jacob. It came into use in the 17th C (e.g. Dinae Shirthose 1629) and was a favourite name with the working classes until about the end of the 19th C. It seems sometimes to have been confused with Diana.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Hebrew ‘judgement’. The Biblical Dinah was the daughter of Jacob and Leah. A non-aristocratic name: see also at Diana.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Hebrew (feminine) - One who judges.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Dy'-nah, judgment, who judges. The daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. xxx. 21.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: judgment.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Vindicated: judged: avenged.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Dinah Forename Popularity
Dinah Demographics
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Sample size: 2,665 (2014)
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