Recorded 1916–2005 Girls' name Peak 1995 106 births

Dalma — girls' name

106 babies named Dalma in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s311930s171940s71990s252000s7
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Dalma was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dalma in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalma

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Dalma between 1916 and 2005, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dalma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalma 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 106 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.

Dalma at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

106

Since 1916

90 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1916

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dalma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1916

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
45678910 2005199319351927192119181916 8

Dalma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 29% of Dalma's all-time total
1910s191920s311930s171940s71990s252000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalma?
106 babies have been named Dalma since 1916. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Dalma most popular?
Dalma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Dalma been used?
Dalma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 90 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Dalma?
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.

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, 1916–2005 (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.