Fun Facts About the Name Dinora
- 813 babies named Dinora: U.S. records list 813 babies given the name Dinora from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dinora Mean?
Dinora is generally explained as a form of the biblical name Dinah, which comes from Hebrew. The Hebrew root din means "judgment" or "to judge," and the name is commonly translated "judged" or "vindicated." The -ora ending, which also appears in feminine names of Italian and Spanish use such as Leonora and Teodora, is an added ending rather than a separate Hebrew word, so Dinora is usually given the same core meaning as Dinah.
Most references describe Dinora as an Italian or Spanish form of Dinah and treat the spelling Dinorah as the same name. A less common explanation connects the second part of the name to the Greek doron, "gift," by analogy with names such as Dora. That reading is a later association rather than a documented formation, and the derivation from Dinah is the better supported of the two.
Dinora Name History & Origins
The name rests on Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah in the book of Genesis. Through the biblical account the name spread among Jewish communities and later among Christians, taking different spellings in different languages: Dinah in English, Dina in Italian, German, and Slavic use, and Dina in Spanish and Portuguese. Dinora belongs to the group of longer, more elaborate feminine forms that developed alongside these short forms in southern Europe.
Dinora, and its variant Dinorah, are recorded in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, and are also used by Jewish families in Europe and the Americas. The spelling with a final -h is familiar from the title role of Giacomo Meyerbeer's 1859 opera comique Dinorah (first performed as Le Pardon de Ploërmel), which is set in Brittany. The opera is a well-known literary use of the name and should not be taken as its origin.
How Popular is the Name Dinora?
Dinora has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #3,286 in 1971.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,243 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #15,858 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #9,139 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #14,033 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,382 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #11,638 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #16,329 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,160 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #10,289 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,104 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #13,455 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #17,266 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,538 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #15,363 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,864 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #15,776 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #14,252 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #13,012 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,982 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #4,864 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #5,806 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #9,869 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #10,457 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #5,241 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #5,541 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #6,269 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #5,642 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #4,155 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #4,639 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #4,249 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #7,236 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,431 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #3,799 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #4,098 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #4,277 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #5,627 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,699 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #4,714 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #5,521 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #5,758 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #8,399 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,345 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #5,288 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #5,982 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,375 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #6,852 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #7,113 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #3,513 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #7,494 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,093 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #5,448 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #5,271 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #4,359 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,286 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #3,913 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #6,117 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,059 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,711 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #5,974 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,982 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,849 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,039 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,990 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #6,305 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #4,851 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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