US rank #10327 Girls' name Peak 1917 250 births

Dilia — #10327 US girls' name

250 babies named Dilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#10327
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Dilia was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dilia in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Dilia between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dilia currently holds the #10327 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dilia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Dilia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dilia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dilia 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 250 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.

Dilia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

250

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,327

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
4681012 202420082000199219801972195819331916 5

Dilia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 18% of Dilia's all-time total
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Dilia by state

Where Dilia concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dilia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
9 3.6%
#2 California
6 2.4%
#3 Texas
5 2.0%
New Mexico share of Dilia's total US births 3.6%
Even split

9 of 250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dilia?
250 babies have been named Dilia since 1916. It currently ranks #10327 among girls. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Dilia most popular?
Dilia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Dilia most popular?
The top states for the name Dilia are New Mexico (9 births), California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dilia been used?
Dilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dilia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dillon, Dillie, Dilynn, Dilara, 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, 1916–2024 (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.