UK girl's name
Dina
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "divine" or "heavenly".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dina is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Dina popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1198, with 28 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 50 births.
This profile covers 921 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 56% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 919 living people in the UK are called Dina. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dina ranked #1198 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 28 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 50 girls were registered as Dina.
- • Dina ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #809 in 2018.
- • About 919 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dina as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1198
2024
Births in 2024
28
Latest year
Peak year
2018
50 births
Estimated living
919
2026
Meaning
What does Dina mean?
The name Dina has its origins in several languages and cultures, dating back to ancient times. In Hebrew, Dina means "judged" or "vindicated," and it is derived from the biblical figure Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah. The Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible recounts the story of Dinah, whose abduction and subsequent rape by Shechem, the son of a Canaanite prince, led to a violent retribution by her brothers.
In Greek, the name Dina is a shortened form of the feminine name Theodina, which means "gift of God." It is believed to have been derived from the Greek words "theos" meaning "god" and "doron" meaning "gift." The earliest recorded use of the name Dina in Greece dates back to the Byzantine era, around the 5th century AD.
The name Dina also has roots in the Slavic languages, particularly Russian and Ukrainian, where it is a diminutive form of the name Evdokiya or Avdotya. In Russian, Dina can mean "force" or "power," while in Ukrainian, it can mean "gift" or "present."
One of the earliest recorded historical figures with the name Dina was Dina, the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (1223-1282). She was married to the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire, Ghiyath al-Din Masud II, in the 13th century.
Another notable historical figure named Dina was Dina Pronicheva (1911-1997), a Soviet sniper during World War II. She is credited with killing over 100 enemy soldiers and was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War for her bravery.
In literature, the name Dina appears in the novel "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881). Dina is the name of the daughter of Dmitri Karamazov, one of the central characters in the novel.
The name Dina also has significance in the arts. Dina Vierny (1919-2009) was a French sculptor and model, best known for her sculptures of female forms. She was the muse and model for several renowned artists, including Aristide Maillol and Henri Matisse.
In the field of music, Dina Shore (1915-1994) was an American singer and actress, known for her popular recordings during the 1940s and 1950s. She was also the first recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Dina over time
The chart below shows babies named Dina registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dina, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 28 births in 2024, compared with 50 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dina by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dina was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #987 | 179 | 5 |
| 2010s | #975 | 380 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1077 | 241 | 10 |
| 1990s | #771 | 121 | 4 |
Geography
Where Dina is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Dina. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Dina ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #809 in 2018.
Across the UK
Dina in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#809 in 2018
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Dina
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Dina Mousawi
actor
Iraqi actress
2000-
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Dina Asher-Smith
athletics competitor
British sprinter
1995-
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Dina Varpahovsky
visual artist
1970-
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Dina Carroll
composer; singer
English singer of Scottish and African American heritage
1968-
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Dina Matar
university teacher
British university academic
1955-
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Dina St Johnston
programmer; engineer; entrepreneur
computer programmer
1930-2007
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Dina Wadia
politician
daughter of the founding father of Pakistan (1919-2017)
1919-2017
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Dina Portway Dobson
archaeologist
archaeologist
1885-1968
Related
Names similar to Dina
- Daisy 49,435
- Danielle 13,507
- Darcie 11,010
- Darcy 10,516
- Darcey 9,708
- Delilah 9,098
- Demi 9,052
- Daniella 4,324
- Destiny 3,732
- Diana 3,258
- Dorothy 3,104
- Dolly 2,246
FAQ
Dina: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dina in the UK right now?
In 2024, Dina was ranked #1198 for girls in England and Wales, with 28 births registered.
When was Dina most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 50 babies registered as Dina in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Dina?
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "divine" or "heavenly".
How many people are called Dina in the UK?
A total of 921 babies have been registered as Dina across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Dina most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Dina ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #809 in 2018. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.