Daliyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,790

among girls · ↑267 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Daliyah · +8% vs 2024

How common

1 in 41,212

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

70 babies

All-time total

1,269

#6,391 all-time among girls

First recorded

1996

in Social Security records

Daliyah popularity over time

1,269 babies have been named Daliyah since 1996, 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

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
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	54	5	–	#5,069
2000s	306	31	+467%	#3,423
2010s	625	63	+104%	#2,552
2020s (to 2025)	284	47	-24%	#2,533

Where Daliyah 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	36	0.02	outside top 500
2027	34	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	31	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Daliyah

Daliyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,790 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 1,269 American babies have been named Daliyah. Its peak came in 2022, when 70 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 Daliyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daliyah?

The median living Daliyah is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 1,300 people named Daliyah are alive in the United States today.

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

Daliyah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	39	#3,790
2024	36	#4,057
2023	33	#4,300
2022	70	#2,533
2021	53	#3,078
2020	53	#3,032
2019	61	#2,761
2018	66	#2,618
2017	69	#2,552
2016	69	#2,571
2015	69	#2,594
2014	61	#2,819
2013	60	#2,847
2012	60	#2,874
2011	60	#2,878
2010	50	#3,264
2009	48	#3,423
2008	47	#3,490
2007	27	#5,275
2006	32	#4,487
2005	33	#4,210
2004	38	#3,764
2003	25	#4,979
2002	26	#4,665
2001	19	#5,871
2000	11	#8,695
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Daliyah?

The median living Daliyah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Daliyahs are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Daliyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Daliyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,269 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daliyah in 2025?

Daliyah ranked #3,790 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daliyah?

1,269 babies have been named Daliyah in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daliyah most popular?

Daliyah peaked in 2022, when 70 newborns received the name.

Is Daliyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Daliyah rising or falling?

Daliyah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Daliyah become more popular?

Daliyah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Daliyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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