Daliah
Daliah was the 3113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3054th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 747 places. More babies were named Daliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Dalia) dahlia (flower); also Hebrew and Lithuanian names · Spanish, Hebrew, Lithuanian
- Rank in 2025
- #3,113 girls, up 741 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201953 babies
- Total since 1880
- 962babies recorded
What does the name Daliah mean?
Daliah is a spelling of Dalia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Dalia's meaning and origin.
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)
Daliah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,113 | 52 |
| 2020 | #3,854 | 37 |
| 2010 | #4,770 | 30 |
| 2000 | #7,682 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Daliah, counting every spelling?
Daliah is a spelling of Dalia, a name family that ranked #721 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,113 for Daliah 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 Daliah?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daliah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daliah 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daliah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daliah?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Daliah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Daliah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Daliah by state
How common Daliah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 47 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 Daliah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daliah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daliah
What does Daliah mean?
Daliah is a spelling of Dalia, which means “dahlia (flower); also Hebrew and Lithuanian names” (Spanish, Hebrew, Lithuanian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Daliah?
Daliah was the 3113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3054th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 747 places. More babies were named Daliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Daliah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daliah in the US.
Where is Daliah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daliah was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.