Girls' name · since 2011

Dnylah

Dnylah has 72 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16810
among girls today
72
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
5%
more common than other girls

Dnylah currently ranks #16810 among girls' names in America, with 72 babies recorded since 2011.

Social Security Administration records show Dnylah recorded 72 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #16810 nationally today, ahead of 5% 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 2011 to 2024.

  • #16810 among girls today
  • 72 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 5% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Dnylah is currently the #16810 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 72 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#16810
among girls today
72
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
5%
more common than other girls

Dnylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

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Dnylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16810
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Dnylah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dnylah in 2012 - its busiest year on record.

How Dnylah compares

72 19th percentile among 17,726 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

Dnylah's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dnylah Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 72 382 567,345
Peak-year births 9 48 19,840

Dnylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dnylah splits its recorded history at 2018: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dnylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

72

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,810

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dnylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 2011201220132014201720182019202220232024 5

Dnylah by decade

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

2010s was Dnylah's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Dnylah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (72% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dnylah?
Dnylah has been given to 72 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16810 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Dnylah most popular?
Dnylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Dnylah been used?
Records for Dnylah go back to 2011, giving 14 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Dnylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dnyla, Dnya, Dnyah, Dnyia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dnylah's data

  • Dnylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- 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.

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, 2011–2024 (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. "Dnylah: #16810 Girls' Name - 72 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dnylah. 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 Dnylah 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.