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Dino

/ˈdinoʊ/ · 100% boys · 45 born in 2025

Dino has been given to about 9,219 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdinoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,449
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dino per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 386
  • Born in 202545
  • All time9,219

How popular is Dino?

Its best year was 1960, when 386 babies were given the name, ranking 404th. The typical living American called Dino is about 57 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Dino

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gino0.81
  2. Lino0.81
  3. Diego0.59
  4. Dillon0.58
  5. Domingo0.57
  6. Reno0.55
  7. Dion0.53
  8. Dior0.53

Middle names for Dino

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dino Paul0.83
  2. Dino Lee0.83
  3. Dino Blake0.82
  4. Dino Bryce0.82
  5. Dino Wade0.82
  6. Dino Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Dino

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.84
  2. Rockybrother · 0.83
  3. Georginasister · 0.82
  4. Claybrother · 0.82
  5. Wadebrother · 0.82
  6. Pennysister · 0.81

Where Dino is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dino White0.78
  2. Dino Reyes0.78
  3. Dino Nguyen0.78
  4. Dino Lee0.78
  5. Dino Hill0.78
  6. Dino Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dino

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Dino across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.