Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1994

Dalia

Meaning Dalia is a feminine name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #800 Trend ↑ Rising 37%

Dalia is a feminine name. It is used in Arabic, Hebrew, Lithuanian and Persian.

Rank 2025
#800
among girls · ↑58 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
340
named Dalia · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1994
516 babies
All-time total
14,297
#1,324 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Dalia popularity over time

14,297 babies have been named Dalia since 1913, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 31 – 31 3 – #2,900
1920s 129 – 129 13 +316% #2,039
1930s 158 – 158 16 +22% #1,676
1940s 276 – 276 28 +75% #1,340
1950s 757 – 757 76 +174% #1,052
1960s 910 – 910 91 +20% #1,035
1970s 927 – 927 93 +2% #1,162
1980s 1,115 – 1,115 112 +20% #1,153
1990s 2,754 6 2,760 276 +148% #485
2000s 2,877 – 2,877 288 +4% #752
2010s 2,546 – 2,546 255 -12% #949
2020s (to 2025) 1,811 – 1,811 302 +19% #800

Where Dalia 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 358 0.22 outside top 500
2027 374 0.23 outside top 500
2028 388 0.24 outside top 500
2029 401 0.25 outside top 500
2030 412 0.26 outside top 500

Where Dalia is most popular

Girls named Dalia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.195 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, California, and Illinois.

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 Dalia 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
District of Columbia 7 0.591 +203%
California 353 0.420 +115%
Illinois 85 0.371 +91%
New Jersey 61 0.338 +73%
New York 122 0.308 +58%
Arizona 42 0.299 +54%
Michigan 54 0.296 +52%
Oregon 18 0.276 +42%
Washington 36 0.249 +28%
Maryland 26 0.245 +26%
Texas 186 0.231 +19%
Florida 97 0.227 +16%
Massachusetts 27 0.223 +15%
Colorado 19 0.170 -13%
Virginia 29 0.170 -13%
North Carolina 36 0.158 -19%
Georgia 27 0.119 -39%
Kansas 6 0.104 -47%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -47%
Ohio 24 0.101 -48%
Minnesota 9 0.083 -57%
Tennessee 13 0.082 -58%
Utah 6 0.072 -63%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -74%
Missouri 5 0.041 -79%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Dalia

Dalia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #800 in 2025 with 340 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 14,297 American babies have been named Dalia. Its peak came in 1994, when 516 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Dalia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dalia?

The median living Dalia is about 24 years old; half are between 12 and 38. An estimated 14 thousand people named Dalia are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Dalia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 340 #800 – –
2024 315 #858 – –
2023 296 #902 – –
2022 337 #832 – –
2021 293 #915 – –
2020 230 #1,074 – –
2019 247 #1,036 – –
2018 242 #1,058 – –
2017 255 #1,016 – –
2016 243 #1,074 – –
2015 258 #1,035 – –
2014 283 #949 – –
2013 235 #1,056 – –
2012 252 #1,006 – –
2011 269 #952 – –
2010 262 #973 – –
2009 273 #974 – –
2008 298 #920 – –
2007 303 #907 – –
2006 315 #851 – –
2005 318 #812 – –
2004 300 #829 – –
2003 331 #752 – –
2002 250 #896 – –
2001 281 #826 – –
2000 208 #1,015 – –
1995 476 #513 – –
1990 155 #1,125 – –
1985 117 #1,202 – –
1980 94 #1,341 – –
1975 83 #1,318 – –
1970 93 #1,208 – –
1965 79 #1,209 – –
1960 104 #1,054 – –
1955 90 #1,063 – –
1950 46 #1,353 – –
1945 22 #1,803 – –
1940 22 #1,700 – –
1935 21 #1,676 – –
1930 17 #2,035 – –
1925 13 #2,646 – –
1920 12 #2,759 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Dalia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Dalia Grybauskaitė Dalia Grybauskaitė President of Lithuania from 2009 to 2019 b. 1956 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Dalia Itzik Dalia Itzik Israeli politician (born 1952) Contemporary
  3. 3 Dalia Contreras Dalia Contreras Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Dalia?

The median living Dalia is about 24 years old. Half of all living Dalias are between 12 and 38 years old.

How many people named Dalia are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Dalia are alive in the United States, based on 14,297 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dalia mean?

Dalia is a feminine name. It is used in Arabic, Hebrew, Lithuanian and Persian.

How popular is the name Dalia in 2025?

Dalia ranked #800 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 340 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dalia?

14,297 babies have been named Dalia in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dalia most popular?

Dalia peaked in 1994, when 516 newborns received the name.

Is Dalia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Dalia rising or falling?

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

Will Dalia become more popular?

Dalia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 412 girls named Dalia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dalia?

Well-known people named Dalia include Dalia Grybauskaitė (politician), Dalia Itzik (politician), Dalia Contreras (athlete).

Names like Dalia

Names that sound and feel close to Dalia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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