Recorded 2001–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 105 births

Dailah — girls' name

105 babies named Dailah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s592020s25
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Dailah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dailah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Dailah between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dailah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dailah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dailah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dailah 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 105 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.

Dailah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

105

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2016

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 202320212019201720152013200920022001 5

Dailah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
59 births that decade — 56% of Dailah's all-time total
2000s212010s592020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dailah?
105 babies have been named Dailah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Dailah most popular?
Dailah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Dailah been used?
Dailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dailah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daisy, Daisha, Daija, Daina, 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, 2001–2023 (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.