US rank #4984 Girls' name Peak 2020 272 births

Dalayah — #4984 US girls' name

272 babies named Dalayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s1282020s123
#4984
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Dalayah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

27 babies were named Dalayah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Dalayah between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalayah currently holds the #4984 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dalayah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dalayah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalayah 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 272 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.

Dalayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

272

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2020

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,984

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
27
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201220082007 5

Dalayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
128 births that decade — 47% of Dalayah's all-time total
2000s212010s1282020s123

Dalayah by state

Where Dalayah concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dalayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 1.8%
Indiana share of Dalayah's total US births 1.8%

5 of 272 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalayah?
272 babies have been named Dalayah since 2007. It currently ranks #4984 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 27 births.
When was Dalayah most popular?
Dalayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Dalayah most popular?
The top states for the name Dalayah are Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Dalayah been used?
Dalayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalayah?
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, 2007–2024 (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.