US rank #5371 Girls' name Peak 2019 584 births

Dalylah — #5371 US girls' name

584 babies named Dalylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1232010s3152020s146
#5371
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Dalylah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

40 babies were named Dalylah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 584 babies named Dalylah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalylah currently holds the #5371 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dalylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalylah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalylah 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 584 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.

Dalylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

584

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2019

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,371

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
40
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
01020304050 202420212018201520122009200620032001 5

Dalylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
315 births that decade — 54% of Dalylah's all-time total
2000s1232010s3152020s146

Dalylah by state

Where Dalylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dalylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 12.3%
#2 Texas
43 7.4%
#3 Illinois
5 0.9%
California share of Dalylah's total US births 12.3%
Even split

72 of 584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalylah?
584 babies have been named Dalylah since 2001. It currently ranks #5371 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 40 births.
When was Dalylah most popular?
Dalylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Dalylah most popular?
The top states for the name Dalylah are California (72 births), Texas (43 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Dalylah been used?
Dalylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalylah?
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, 2001–2024 (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.