Girls' name · since 1994

Dhalia

Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 302 babies named Dhalia, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,840 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,580 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
302
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

302 babies have been named Dhalia since 1994, making it today's #8580 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Dhalia recorded 302 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #8580 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 1994 to 2025.

  • #15,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,580 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 302 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhalia ranks #15,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,580 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 302 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,840 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,580 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
302
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%50.3%
Dhalia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dhalia's 302 recorded births place it above 78.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Dhalia compares

302 45th percentile among 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

Dhalia's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dhalia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 302 376 567,345
Peak-year births 17 21 19,840

Dhalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dhalia's full recorded timeline at 2010, 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 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dhalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
05101520 19941999200420082012201620202025 12

Dhalia by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 38% of the file).

2010s was Dhalia's strongest decade.

114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Dhalia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Dhalia by state

Where Dhalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dhalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 13.2%
California share of Dhalia's total US births 13.2%

40 of 302 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dhalia?
302 babies have been named Dhalia since 1994. All-time, it sits at #15,840 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,580 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
Where does Dhalia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhalia ranks #15,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,580 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dhalia most popular?
Dhalia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Dhalia most popular?
The top states for the name Dhalia are California (40 births).
How long has the name Dhalia been used?
Records for Dhalia go back to 1994, giving 32 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dhalia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dhara, Dharma, Dhanvi, Dhanya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dhalia's data

  • Dhalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Dhalias (40 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.

Keep exploring Dhalia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dhalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Dhalia 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.