Girls' name · since 1997
Dalyla
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 618 babies named Dalyla, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 618
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dalyla currently ranks #6234 among girls' names in America, with 618 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Dalyla recorded 618 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #6234 nationally today, ahead of 64% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #10,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,234 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 618 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalyla ranks #10,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,234 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 618 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 618
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dalyla's 618 recorded births place it above 85.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dalyla compares
618 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Dalyla's all-time total is 64% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 618 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dalyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalyla's full recorded timeline at 2012, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dalyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (300 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Dalyla's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Dalyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
300 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 300 births (49% of all-time use).
How Dalyla 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 Dalyla's total volume
Dalyla by state
Where Dalyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
71 of 618 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dalyla's data
- Dalyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (300 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dalylas (71 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dalyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Dalyla 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.