MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dina mean?
Hindi dīn supplies the humble or distressed sense of Dina. Hebrew Dinah is an independent name derived from judgement, and belongs to the biblical family of Jacob.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दीना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dina in Indian usage
40,325 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 9,458 records (23.5%).
- Recorded as male: 30,867 records (76.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,073 |
| 1940s | 2,906 |
| 1950s | 5,571 |
| 1960s | 8,524 |
| 1970s | 9,188 |
| 1980s | 8,073 |
| 1990s | 4,740 |
| Other decades | 250 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 11,614 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7,610 |
| Odisha | 3,790 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,700 |
| Rajasthan | 2,590 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2,093 |
| Jharkhand | 1,901 |
| Kerala | 1,418 |
| Haryana | 1,068 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 968 |
| Punjab | 835 |
| Delhi | 690 |
| Uttarakhand | 603 |
| Assam | 311 |
| Meghalaya | 211 |
| Goa | 155 |
| Maharashtra | 139 |
| Manipur | 123 |
| Chandigarh | 102 |
| Other states | 404 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dina / F | 28 | 1,166 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dina; Table_6, C1180 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dina; Table_6, C1180
- Monier-Williams, dīna, p. 480,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.