US rank #5693 Girls' name Peak 2018 316 births

Dally — #5693 US girls' name

316 babies named Dally in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s642010s1452020s87
#5693
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dally was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

23 babies were named Dally in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dally

The Social Security Administration has registered 316 babies named Dally between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dally currently holds the #5693 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dally performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dally shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dally in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dally 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 316 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.

Dally at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

316

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2018

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,693

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dally popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
23
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419971995 5

Dally by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
145 births that decade — 46% of Dally's all-time total
1990s202000s642010s1452020s87

Dally by state

Where Dally concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dally
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 7.3%
Texas share of Dally's total US births 7.3%

23 of 316 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dally?
316 babies have been named Dally since 1995. It currently ranks #5693 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 23 births.
When was Dally most popular?
Dally was most popular in the 2010s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Dally most popular?
The top states for the name Dally are Texas (23 births).
How long has the name Dally been used?
Dally has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dally?
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, 1995–2024 (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.