Girls' name · since 1965

Daliah

Daliah has 962 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3417
among girls today
962
born since 1965
2010s
peak decade
81%
more common than other girls

962 babies have been named Daliah since 1965, making it today's #3417 girls' name.

Daliah has 962 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3417 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.

  • #3417 among girls today
  • 962 born since 1965
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 81% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Daliah is currently the #3417 girls' name in America, more common than 81% of girls - 962 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.

#3417
among girls today
962
born since 1965
2010s
peak decade
81%
more common than other girls

Daliah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%80.7%
Daliah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#3417
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Daliah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

53 babies were named Daliah in 2019 - its busiest year on record.

How Daliah compares

962 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,726 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

Daliah's all-time total is 152% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Daliah Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 962 382 567,345
Peak-year births 53 48 19,840

Daliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Daliah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Daliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

962

Since 1965

61 years of records

Peak year

2019

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,417

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1965

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2025

Daliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
53
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
0204060 19651997200220072012201720222025 52

Daliah by decade

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

2010s was Daliah's strongest decade.

419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Daliah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 419 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Daliah 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 Daliah's total volume

Daliah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Daliah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Daliah
Daliah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Daliah by state

Where Daliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Daliah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
179 18.6%
#2 Texas
63 6.5%
#3 New York
23 2.4%
#4 Florida
10 1.0%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
California share of Daliah's total US births 18.6%
Even split

179 of 962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daliah?
962 babies have been named Daliah since 1965. It currently ranks #3417 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 53 births.
When was Daliah most popular?
Daliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 419 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Daliah most popular?
The top states for the name Daliah are California (179 births), Texas (63 births), New York (23 births).
How long has the name Daliah been used?
Records for Daliah go back to 1965, giving 61 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Daliah?
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.

What to do with Daliah's data

  • Daliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (419 total births) through the 2020s (269) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Daliahs (179 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Daliah: #3417 Girls' Name - 962 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daliah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Daliah 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 June 2026.