Girls' name · since 1890
Dahlia
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 19,359 babies named Dahlia, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #215 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,359
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
19,359 babies have been named Dahlia since 1890, making it today's #215 girls' name.
Dahlia has 19,359 recorded births among girls since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #215 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #1,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #215 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,359 born since 1890
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dahlia ranks #1,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #215 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,359 born since 1890, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #215 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,359
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dahlia's 19,359 recorded births place it above 98.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dahlia compares
19,359 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dahlia's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dahlia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,359 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,420 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dahlia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dahlia splits its recorded history at 1965: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,420 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dahlia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,420
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Dahlia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,012 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Dahlia's strongest decade.
7,012 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dahlia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s 141
1910s
141 births
- 1920s 228
1920s
228 births
- 1930s 124
1930s
124 births
- 1940s 151
1940s
151 births
- 1950s 266
1950s
266 births
- 1960s 307
1960s
307 births
- 1970s 442
1970s
442 births
- 1980s 390
1980s
390 births
- 1990s 839
1990s
839 births
- 2000s 2,428
2000s
2,428 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,012 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,996 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,012 births (36% of all-time use).
How Dahlia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dahlia's total volume
Dahlia by state
Where Dahlia concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,103 | 21.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,006 | 10.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,308 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 812 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 728 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 484 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 460 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 454 | 2.3% |
4,103 of 19,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Dahlia appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dahlia's data
- Dahlia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,012 total births) through the 2020s (6,996) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dahlias (4,103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nearby Names Like Dahlia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dahlia
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dahlia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dahlia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~135 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1890–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dahlia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.