US rank #8077 Girls' name Peak 2008 441 births

Dalal — #8077 US girls' name

441 babies named Dalal in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#8077
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Dalal was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dalal in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalal

The Social Security Administration has registered 441 babies named Dalal between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalal currently holds the #8077 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dalal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dalal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalal 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 441 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.

Dalal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

441

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2008

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,077

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
20
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 20242018201220051999199219861978 10

Dalal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 27% of Dalal's all-time total
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Dalal by state

Where Dalal concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dalal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.1%
Michigan share of Dalal's total US births 1.1%

5 of 441 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalal?
441 babies have been named Dalal since 1978. It currently ranks #8077 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 20 births.
When was Dalal most popular?
Dalal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Dalal most popular?
The top states for the name Dalal are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Dalal been used?
Dalal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dallas, Dalia, Daleyza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.