Girls' name · since 1971
Dilcia
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Dilcia, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dilcia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 224 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Dilcia recorded 224 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2023.
- #18,662 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 224 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dilcia ranks #18,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dilcia's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dilcia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dilcia's full recorded timeline at 2005, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dilcia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Dilcia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (66 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Dilcia's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dilcia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (29% of all-time use).
Dilcia by state
Where Dilcia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.7% |
6 of 224 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dilcia's data
- Dilcia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dilcias (6 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 Dilcia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1971–2023 (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 Dilcia 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.