Girls' name · since 1913
Dalia
Dalia has 14,291 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,324 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,291
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dalia is the #801 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,291 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Dalia recorded 14,291 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #801 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,324 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #801 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,291 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalia ranks #1,324 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #801 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,291 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,324 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,291
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalia's 14,291 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dalia compares
14,291 Top 8% higher than 92% of 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
Dalia's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,291 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 516 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalia's full recorded timeline at 1971, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 516 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 516
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Dalia popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1996 (Dalia as boys' name)
Dalia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,877 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Dalia's strongest decade.
2,877 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Dalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 129
1920s
129 births
- 1930s 158
1930s
158 births
- 1940s 276
1940s
276 births
- 1950s 757
1950s
757 births
- 1960s 910
1960s
910 births
- 1970s 927
1970s
927 births
- 1980s 1,115
1980s
1,115 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,754 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,877 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,546 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,811 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,877 births (20% of all-time use).
How Dalia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dalia's total volume
Dalia by state
Where Dalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,622 | 25.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,384 | 23.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,121 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 702 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 600 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 294 | 2.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 292 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 269 | 1.9% |
3,622 of 14,291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Dalia appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dalia's data
- Dalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,877 total births) through the 2020s (1,811) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dalias (3,622 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 Dalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Dalia 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.