Girls' name · since 1916
Dalma
Dalma has 106 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
106 girls have been named Dalma since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dalma recorded 106 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2005.
- #26,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalma ranks #26,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dalma's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dalma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dalma splits its recorded history at 1931: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dalma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2005
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Dalma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (31 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Dalma's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dalma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dalma's data
- Dalma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1916–2005 (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 Dalma 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.