Girls' name · since 1995
Dally
Dally has 344 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,832 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dally is the #4832 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 344 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Dally recorded 344 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #4832 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #14,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,832 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 344 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dally ranks #14,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,832 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 344 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,832 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dally's 344 recorded births place it above 79.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dally compares
344 48th percentile among 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
Dally's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dally | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dally's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dally splits its recorded history at 2012: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dally popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dally by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Dally's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dally births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (42% of all-time use).
Dally by state
Where Dally concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 8.1% |
28 of 344 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dally's data
- Dally's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (115) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dallys (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dally: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Dally 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.