Given name

Dinna

Dinna is a feminine given name. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Dinna isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Dinna through the years

Babies since 1880
170
0 boys · 170 girls
Most popular year
1952
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02461960198020002025Highest share 19700.0
Dinna in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1952–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 583 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Dinna’s family of names

Dinna may belong to the same name family as Dina. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Dinna’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Dinna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Dinah

“(female) judge” · “judgment”

28RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Daina

“latvian folk song”

16Very rareRising

>99% girls

Latin · Mythological

Dianna

Dianna is a feminine given name from Latin.

35RareEasing

>99% girls

Latin

Nona

“the ninth-born child”

17Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Italian

Donna

“ruler of the world”

39RareEasing

>99% girls

Czech

Vana

“golden-haired woman”

18Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Biblical

Debra

“bee”

27RareEasing

>99% girls

Latin · Mythological

Dianne

Dianne is a feminine given name from Latin.

23RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Dinna’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.