Girls' name · since 1998
Dahlila
300 babies named Dahlila in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,892 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
300 babies have been named Dahlila since 1998, making it today's #12464 girls' name.
Dahlila has 300 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12464 as of the latest data, more common than 28% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #15,892 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 300 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dahlila ranks #15,892 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 300 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,892 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dahlila's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dahlila compares
300 45th percentile among 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
Dahlila's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dahlila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 300 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dahlila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dahlila splits its recorded history at 2015: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dahlila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Dahlila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (151 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Dahlila's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dahlila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 151 births (50% of all-time use).
Dahlila by state
Where Dahlila concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 2.0% |
48 of 300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dahlila's data
- Dahlila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dahlilas (48 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dahlila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Dahlila 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.