Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Daliah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,113 Trend ↑ Rising 10%
Rank 2025
#3,113
among girls · ↑302 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Daliah · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
53 babies
All-time total
962
#7,716 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Daliah popularity over time

962 babies have been named Daliah since 1965, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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 – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 20 2 – #3,579
1970s 13 1 -35% #4,340
1980s – – – –
1990s 50 5 – #7,653
2000s 191 19 +282% #4,970
2010s 419 42 +119% #3,054
2020s (to 2025) 269 45 +7% #3,113

Where Daliah 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 53 0.03 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 57 0.04 outside top 500
2030 57 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Daliah

Daliah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,113 in 2025 with 52 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 962 American babies have been named Daliah. Its peak came in 2019, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Daliah?

The median living Daliah is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 1,000 people named Daliah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Daliah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 52 #3,113
2024 46 #3,415
2023 40 #3,783
2022 49 #3,285
2021 45 #3,452
2020 37 #3,854
2019 53 #3,054
2018 37 #3,942
2017 45 #3,446
2016 48 #3,340
2015 39 #3,860
2014 38 #3,941
2013 39 #3,870
2012 45 #3,539
2011 45 #3,506
2010 30 #4,770
2009 29 #4,970
2008 26 #5,473
2007 27 #5,274
2006 19 #6,648
2005 16 #7,224
2004 15 #7,485
2003 21 #5,636
2002 10 #9,667
2001 15 #7,047
2000 13 #7,682
1995 9 #8,935
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 13 #3,579
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Daliah

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

  1. 1 Daliah Lavi Daliah Lavi Israeli actress, singer and model (1942–2017) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Daliah?

The median living Daliah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Daliahs are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Daliah are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Daliah are alive in the United States, based on 962 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daliah in 2025?

Daliah ranked #3,113 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 52 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daliah?

962 babies have been named Daliah in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daliah most popular?

Daliah peaked in 2019, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Daliah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Daliah rising or falling?

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

Will Daliah become more popular?

Daliah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 girls named Daliah 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 Daliah?

Well-known people named Daliah include Daliah Lavi (actor).

Names like Daliah

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

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