Dalia
Dalia was the 800th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 340 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 485th with 516 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 235 places. More babies were named Dalia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning dahlia (flower); also Hebrew and Lithuanian names · Spanish, Hebrew, Lithuanian
Say it DAHL-yuh /ˈdɑljə/
- Rank in 2025
- #800 girls, up 274 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 340girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994516 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,297babies recorded
What does the name Dalia mean?
Dalia has several independent sources. In Spanish and Italian it is the word for the dahlia, a flower named after the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. In Hebrew, Dalia (Dalya) is a modern Israeli name usually linked to dalya, a word for a hanging branch or vine tendril. In Lithuanian, Dalia is the goddess of fate and fortune, from dalis 'share, portion'. Wiktionary also records an Arabic-derived surname. A given family's Dalia usually follows one of these traditions.
dalia (Spanish, “dahlia”)Dahl (Swedish, “botanist's surname”)
How sure is this? Probable. Different origins in different languages; the Hebrew gloss is from secondary sources.
Related names: Dahlia, Dalya, Daliah.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dalia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dalia' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dalia' (Lithuanian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Dalia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #800 | 340 |
| 2020 | #1,074 | 230 |
| 2010 | #973 | 262 |
| 2000 | #1,015 | 208 |
| 1990 | #1,125 | 155 |
| 1980 | #1,341 | 94 |
| 1970 | #1,208 | 93 |
| 1960 | #1,054 | 104 |
| 1950 | #1,353 | 46 |
| 1940 | #1,700 | 22 |
| 1930 | #2,035 | 17 |
| 1920 | #2,759 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dalia, counting every spelling?
Dalia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #721 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #800 for Dalia on its own. Together these spellings went to 392 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalia | 340 | #800 | 1,581 |
| Daliah | 52 | #3,113 | 232 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dalia?
340 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dalia (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dalia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dalia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dalia?
About 13,400 people born in the US named Dalia are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 13 and 38. That makes Dalia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dalia by state
How common Dalia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×), Illinois (1.9×), New Jersey (1.7×), New York (1.6×), Arizona (1.5×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dalia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dalia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Dalia · Sibling names for Dalia
Questions about the name Dalia
What does Dalia mean?
Dalia means “dahlia (flower); also Hebrew and Lithuanian names” (Spanish, Hebrew, Lithuanian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Dalia?
Dalia was the 800th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 340 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 485th with 516 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 235 places. More babies were named Dalia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dalia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dalia in the US.
Where is Dalia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dalia was most common in District of Columbia (0.59 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Illinois.