US rank #861 Girls' name Peak 1994 13,949 births

Dalia — #861 US girls' name

13,949 babies named Dalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s1291930s1581940s2761950s7571960s9101970s9281980s11151990s27542000s28772010s25462020s1468
#861
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Dalia was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

516 babies were named Dalia in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,949 babies named Dalia between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalia currently holds the #861 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 516 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,877 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Dalia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,541 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalia in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalia 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 13,949 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.

Dalia at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

13,949

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

1994

516 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#861

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1994)
516
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
-2000200400600 202420101996198219681954194019261913 6

Dalia popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1996 (Dalia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1996 6

Dalia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,877 births that decade — 21% of Dalia's all-time total
1910s311920s1291930s1581940s2761950s7571960s9101970s9281980s11151990s27542000s28772010s25462020s1468

Dalia by state

Where Dalia concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,541 25.4%
#2 Texas
3,347 24.0%
#3 New York
1,092 7.8%
#4 Illinois
683 4.9%
#5 Florida
572 4.1%
#6 Arizona
285 2.0%
#7 New Jersey
279 2.0%
#8 Michigan
260 1.9%
California share of Dalia's total US births 25.4%
Even split

3,541 of 13,949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Dalia appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalia?
13,949 babies have been named Dalia since 1913. It currently ranks #861 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 516 births.
When was Dalia most popular?
Dalia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,877 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dalia most popular?
The top states for the name Dalia are California (3,541 births), Texas (3,347 births), New York (1,092 births).
How long has the name Dalia been used?
Dalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dallas, Daleyza, Dalila, 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, 1913–2024 (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.