Recorded 2011–2018 Girls' name Peak 2016 27 births

Dahliah — girls' name

27 babies named Dahliah in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s27
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dahliah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dahliah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dahliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Dahliah between 2011 and 2018, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dahliah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dahliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dahliah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dahliah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

27

Since 2011

8 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2011

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2018

Dahliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2011

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 20182017201620122011 5

Dahliah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 100% of Dahliah's all-time total
2010s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dahliah?
27 babies have been named Dahliah since 2011. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Dahliah most popular?
Dahliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Dahliah been used?
Dahliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 8 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dahliah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dahlia, Dahiana, Dahlila, Dahlya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.