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Dahlia

Meaning From the flower dahlia in the 19th century Gender Girl Rank 2025 #215 Trend ↑ Rising 65%

From the flower dahlia in the 19th century.

Rank 2025
#215
among girls · ↑26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,420
named Dahlia · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,132
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,420 babies
All-time total
19,359
#1,089 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Dahlia popularity over time

19,359 babies have been named Dahlia since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 19 2 – #1,229
1900s 16 2 -16% #1,782
1910s 141 14 +781% #1,613
1920s 228 23 +62% #1,653
1930s 124 12 -46% #1,765
1940s 151 15 +22% #1,786
1950s 266 27 +76% #1,564
1960s 307 31 +15% #1,859
1970s 442 44 +44% #1,741
1980s 390 39 -12% #2,102
1990s 839 84 +115% #1,260
2000s 2,428 243 +189% #661
2010s 7,012 701 +189% #372
2020s (to 2025) 6,996 1,166 +66% #215

Where Dahlia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,545 0.96 #200
2027 1,659 1.03 #190
2028 1,763 1.10 #174
2029 1,856 1.15 #160
2030 1,940 1.21 #155

Where Dahlia is most popular

Girls named Dahlia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.755 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, Nevada, and New Mexico.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Dahlia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alaska 18 2.09 +177%
Nevada 93 2.00 +165%
New Mexico 43 1.77 +134%
California 1,227 1.46 +93%
Oregon 92 1.41 +87%
Arizona 194 1.38 +83%
Colorado 147 1.32 +74%
Idaho 42 1.26 +66%
Washington 170 1.18 +56%
Kansas 64 1.11 +47%
Connecticut 62 1.07 +41%
Wisconsin 109 1.06 +40%
Hawaii 12 1.05 +39%
Iowa 61 1.04 +38%
Nebraska 37 1.03 +36%
Oklahoma 75 1.02 +35%
Illinois 230 1.00 +33%
Delaware 11 0.970 +28%
Rhode Island 12 0.958 +27%
Utah 71 0.853 +13%
Texas 685 0.852 +13%
Arkansas 45 0.851 +13%
Minnesota 90 0.834 +11%
Michigan 151 0.829 +10%
Montana 11 0.813 +8%
New Jersey 146 0.809 +7%
New York 320 0.808 +7%
Ohio 190 0.801 +6%
Massachusetts 96 0.794 +5%
North Dakota 10 0.761 ≈ national
Florida 314 0.734 ≈ national
Indiana 103 0.734 ≈ national
North Carolina 163 0.716 -5%
Missouri 84 0.697 -8%
Virginia 114 0.669 -11%
Georgia 149 0.656 -13%
Tennessee 103 0.650 -14%
Maine 10 0.646 -14%
Pennsylvania 152 0.643 -15%
Maryland 64 0.604 -20%
Kentucky 51 0.596 -21%
South Carolina 49 0.545 -28%
Louisiana 45 0.514 -32%
Alabama 45 0.479 -36%
Mississippi 20 0.428 -43%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 -44%
South Dakota 6 0.420 -44%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 -57%
West Virginia 7 0.267 -65%
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dahlia

Dahlia is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #215 in 2025 with 1,420 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 19,359 American babies have been named Dahlia. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,420 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dahlia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dahlia?

The median living Dahlia is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 19 thousand people named Dahlia are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dahlia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,420 #215
2024 1,304 #241
2023 1,228 #253
2022 1,133 #279
2021 1,038 #310
2020 873 #354
2019 848 #372
2018 752 #412
2017 797 #392
2016 853 #387
2015 778 #412
2014 721 #445
2013 695 #440
2012 579 #523
2011 538 #540
2010 451 #650
2009 445 #661
2008 397 #748
2007 356 #803
2006 263 #988
2005 192 #1,193
2004 170 #1,266
2003 177 #1,204
2002 160 #1,243
2001 131 #1,439
2000 137 #1,363
1995 70 #1,957
1990 41 #2,814
1985 44 #2,291
1980 49 #2,102
1975 41 #2,103
1970 46 #1,880
1965 24 #2,481
1960 37 #1,859
1955 18 #2,648
1950 32 #1,657
1945 10 #2,952
1940 7 #3,572
1935 8 #3,214
1930 18 #1,954
1925 25 #1,703
1920 22 #1,830
1915 15 #2,068
1910 5 #2,496
1905 5 #2,004
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 5 #1,377
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dahlia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dahlia?

The median living Dahlia is about 8 years old. Half of all living Dahlias are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Dahlia are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Dahlia are alive in the United States, based on 19,359 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dahlia mean?

From the flower dahlia in the 19th century.

How popular is the name Dahlia in 2025?

Dahlia ranked #215 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,420 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dahlia?

19,359 babies have been named Dahlia in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dahlia most popular?

Dahlia peaked in 2025, when 1,420 newborns received the name.

Is Dahlia a boy or girl name?

Dahlia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dahlia rising or falling?

Dahlia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dahlia become more popular?

Dahlia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,940 girls named Dahlia in 2030, which would rank around #155. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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