US rank #7074 Girls' name Peak 2009 597 births

Dalyla — #7074 US girls' name

597 babies named Dalyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s1872010s2982020s102
#7074
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dalyla was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

42 babies were named Dalyla in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 597 babies named Dalyla between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalyla currently holds the #7074 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalyla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 298 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dalyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalyla in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalyla 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 597 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.

Dalyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

597

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2009

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,074

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
42
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001997 5

Dalyla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
298 births that decade — 50% of Dalyla's all-time total
1990s102000s1872010s2982020s102

Dalyla by state

Where Dalyla concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dalyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
71 11.9%
#2 Texas
18 3.0%
#3 Indiana
5 0.8%
California share of Dalyla's total US births 11.9%
Even split

71 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalyla?
597 babies have been named Dalyla since 1997. It currently ranks #7074 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 42 births.
When was Dalyla most popular?
Dalyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Dalyla most popular?
The top states for the name Dalyla are California (71 births), Texas (18 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Dalyla been used?
Dalyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalyla?
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, 1997–2024 (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.