| Dinah | Hana | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | judged, vindicated | grace |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DY-nah | HAH-nuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1912 |
| Peak year | 1955 (346) | 2025 (436) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 436 |
| Trend | Vintage | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dinah | Hana |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 251 | 2,329 |
| 2010s | 502 | 3,367 |
| 2000s | 619 | 3,829 |
| 1990s | 509 | 2,235 |
| 1980s | 628 | 922 |
| 1970s | 836 | 239 |
| 1960s | 1,626 | 36 |
| 1950s | 2,903 | 0 |
| 1940s | 1,592 | 0 |
| 1930s | 289 | 0 |
| 1920s | 244 | 16 |
| 1910s | 227 | 34 |
| 1900s | 113 | 0 |
| 1890s | 87 | 0 |
| 1880s | 83 | 0 |
From Hebrew Dinah, 'judged' or 'vindicated,' a feminine formation on din, 'judgment, to judge' (root d-y-n). The daughter of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:21; 34).
As a Hebrew name, a form of Channah (Hannah) meaning grace or favour. Note a clash: identical spellings mean 'flower' in Japanese and 'bliss/happiness' in Arabic, so the grace sense applies only to the Hebrew origin.
Hana is more popular than Dinah today: about 436 US babies were given the name Hana in 2025, compared with 0 named Dinah.
Dinah means judged, vindicated (hebrew origin), while Hana means grace (hebrew origin).
In US records, Dinah first appears in 0 and Hana in 1912, so Dinah has the longer recorded history.