| Hana | Dinah | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | judged, vindicated |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HAH-nuh | DY-nah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1912 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (436) | 1955 (346) |
| In 2025 | 436 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hana | Dinah |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,329 | 251 |
| 2010s | 3,367 | 502 |
| 2000s | 3,829 | 619 |
| 1990s | 2,235 | 509 |
| 1980s | 922 | 628 |
| 1970s | 239 | 836 |
| 1960s | 36 | 1,626 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,903 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,592 |
| 1930s | 0 | 289 |
| 1920s | 16 | 244 |
| 1910s | 34 | 227 |
| 1900s | 0 | 113 |
| 1890s | 0 | 87 |
| 1880s | 0 | 83 |
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.
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).
Hana is more popular than Dinah today: about 436 US babies were given the name Hana in 2025, compared with 0 named Dinah.
Hana means grace (hebrew origin), while Dinah means judged, vindicated (hebrew origin).
In US records, Hana first appears in 1912 and Dinah in 0, so Dinah has the longer recorded history.