Given name & surname
Dina
“one who is lame”·“one who counsels the elves”
In Italian use, Dina is a diminutive of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.” In Italian use, Dina is a diminutive of Alfreda. In German use, Alfreda carries the interpretation “one who counsels the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Dina is a diminutive of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.” In Italian use, Dina is a diminutive of Alfreda. In German use, Alfreda carries the interpretation “one who counsels the elves.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Dina has a related form in Dinah. An origin associated with Dinah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scottish use, Dina is used as a shortened form of Murdina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Dina has a related form in Dinah. The history of Dinah gives this family its wider story. Dinah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32,097
- 76 boys · 32,021 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 1,581 babies
- 2025
- 168
- #1,327 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 168 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,327 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,572 in 1969. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (66). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 39,715 as a first name in 2020; 945 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dina’s family of names
In Italian usage, Dina is a diminutive of Claudia. Dina is a feminine form of Murdo. Dina has an alternative spelling in Dinah.
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Around the world
Dina has relatives in 8 languages.
14 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Claudiafull form · Italian
- Dinahvariant · English
- Dinnalikely variant
- Bernardinavariant · Italian
- Alfredafull form · Italian
- Blandinafull form · Italian
- Claudinafull form · Italian
- Bernhardinefull form · Norwegian
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Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dina
- Dina BoluartePeruvian lawyer and politician, president of Peru from 2022 to 2025born 1962
- Dina GaripovaRussian singerborn 1991
- Dina Asher-SmithBritish sprinterborn 1995
- Dina MeyerAmerican actressborn 1968
- Dina MerrillAmerican actress (1923–2017)
- Dina RubinaRussian-Israeli writerborn 1953
- Dina AverinaRussian rhythmic gymnast (1998-)
- Dina bint Abdul-HamidQueen Consort of Jordan1929–2019
- Nida Senffswimmer1920–1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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