US rank #9712 Girls' name Peak 2005 544 births

Dalya — #9712 US girls' name

544 babies named Dalya in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s371990s1152000s1822010s1462020s45
#9712
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Dalya was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

24 babies were named Dalya in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalya

The Social Security Administration has registered 544 babies named Dalya between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalya currently holds the #9712 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dalya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalya 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 544 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.

Dalya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

544

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2005

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,712

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
24
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 20242018201220062000199419881976 5

Dalya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
182 births that decade — 33% of Dalya's all-time total
1970s191980s371990s1152000s1822010s1462020s45

Dalya by state

Where Dalya concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dalya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 3.1%
#2 New York
7 1.3%
#3 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Dalya's total US births 3.1%
Even split

17 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalya?
544 babies have been named Dalya since 1976. It currently ranks #9712 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 24 births.
When was Dalya most popular?
Dalya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Dalya most popular?
The top states for the name Dalya are California (17 births), New York (7 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dalya been used?
Dalya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalya?
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, 1976–2024 (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.