Girls' name · since 1976
Dalya
Dalya has 556 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalya currently ranks #8496 among girls' names in America, with 556 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Dalya recorded 556 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #8496 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #11,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,496 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalya ranks #11,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,496 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dalya's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dalya compares
556 Top 43% higher than 57% of 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
Dalya's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dalya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalya's full recorded timeline at 2004, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Dalya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (182 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Dalya's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dalya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 182 births (33% of all-time use).
How Dalya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dalya's total volume
Dalya by state
Where Dalya concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
17 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dalya's data
- Dalya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dalyas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dalya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Dalya 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.