Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1921
Dilla
Dilla has 15 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1921–1938
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Dilla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1921.
Dilla has 15 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1938.
- 15 total births
- 1921–1938 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
The verdict
15 girls have been named Dilla since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1938.
- 15
- total births
- 1921–1938
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Dilla was born in this single decade.
1921
Single peak year
5 babies were named Dilla in 1921 - its busiest year on record.
Dilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dilla's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded.
Dilla at a glance
Last recorded 1938Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Dilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1938
- Peak year (1921)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dilla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 10 births that decade - 67% of Dilla's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dilla? ▼
Dilla has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1938. 5 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
When was Dilla most popular? ▼
Dilla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Dilla been used? ▼
Dilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 18 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Dilla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dillon, Dillie, Dilara, Dilynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Dilla's data
- Dilla's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dilla
Nearby Names Like Dilla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dilla
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Dilara Girl
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Dilynn Girl
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Dillan Girl
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Compare Dilla side by side: Dilla vs Dillon Dilla vs Dillie Dilla vs Dilara
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1921–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dilla: Baby Name Since 1921 - 15 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dilla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dilla 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 June 2026.