US rank #1327 Girls' name Peak 2009 5,903 births

Dalila — #1327 US girls' name

5,903 babies named Dalila in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s1201960s1921970s5051980s6731990s8042000s15252010s13852020s684
#1327
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Dalila was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

207 babies were named Dalila in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalila

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,903 babies named Dalila between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalila currently holds the #1327 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 207 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalila performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,525 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dalila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,521 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalila in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalila 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 5,903 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.

Dalila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,903

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

2009

207 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,327

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
207
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Dalila by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,525 births that decade — 26% of Dalila's all-time total
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Dalila by state

Where Dalila concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dalila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,521 25.8%
#2 Texas
1,108 18.8%
#3 New York
329 5.6%
#4 Illinois
314 5.3%
#5 Florida
199 3.4%
#6 Arizona
118 2.0%
#7 Georgia
61 1.0%
#8 North Carolina
56 0.9%
California share of Dalila's total US births 25.8%
Even split

1,521 of 5,903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Dalila appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalila?
5,903 babies have been named Dalila since 1944. It currently ranks #1327 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 207 births.
When was Dalila most popular?
Dalila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,525 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Dalila most popular?
The top states for the name Dalila are California (1,521 births), Texas (1,108 births), New York (329 births).
How long has the name Dalila been used?
Dalila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalila?
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, 1944–2024 (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.