| Dinah | Malka | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | judged, vindicated | queen |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DY-nah | MAHL-kah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1955 (346) | 2024 (264) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dinah | Malka |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 251 | 1,379 |
| 2010s | 502 | 1,755 |
| 2000s | 619 | 1,299 |
| 1990s | 509 | 856 |
| 1980s | 628 | 570 |
| 1970s | 836 | 353 |
| 1960s | 1,626 | 164 |
| 1950s | 2,903 | 110 |
| 1940s | 1,592 | 14 |
| 1930s | 289 | 0 |
| 1920s | 244 | 0 |
| 1910s | 227 | 0 |
| 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).
Hebrew 'malkah' (מלכה) means 'queen', from the Semitic root m-l-k. The Aramaic form appears in the Book of Daniel. Common as a traditional Jewish/Yiddish name.
Dinah and Malka are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Dinah means judged, vindicated (hebrew origin), while Malka means queen (hebrew origin).
In US records, Dinah first appears in 0 and Malka in 0, so Dinah has the longer recorded history.