Dalia
In Hebrew, dalyah is a hanging branch or bough. The same spelling also stands in for the flower name Dahlia, which honors the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.
Dalia in 2025
Dalia was given to 340 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,547th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,751 babies born.
The history of Dalia
Dalia reached its highest point in 1994, when 516 babies were given the name, ranking 919th that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 14,297 babies have been named Dalia. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Dalia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dalia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 | 4,946 |
| 1920s | 129 | 3,595 |
| 1930s | 158 | 2,984 |
| 1940s | 276 | 2,279 |
| 1950s | 757 | 1,748 |
| 1960s | 910 | 1,730 |
| 1970s | 927 | 1,936 |
| 1980s | 1,115 | 1,898 |
| 1990s | 2,760 | 919 |
| 2000s | 2,877 | 1,368 |
| 2010s | 2,546 | 1,740 |
| 2020s | 1,811 | 1,547 |
Where Dalia is heading
Dalia has risen 32% over the past decade, from 258 babies in 2015 to 340 in 2025.
Names like Dalia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dalia.