Dalal
Dalal is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dalal Abdel Aziz (1960–2021), Egyptian actress Dalal Achcar, Brazilian choreographer Dalal Abu Amneh, Palestinian musical artist Dalal Al-Bizri, Lebanese researcher Dalal Bruchmann, Austrian musician and actress Dalal bint Mukhled Al-Harbi, historian and member of the Saudi Shura Council Dalal Mesfer Al-Harith, Qatari sprinter Dalal…
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Dalal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dalal is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dalal Abdel Aziz (1960–2021), Egyptian actress Dalal Achcar, Brazilian choreographer Dalal Abu Amneh, Palestinian musical artist Dalal Al-Bizri, Lebanese researcher Dalal Bruchmann, Austrian musician and actress Dalal bint Mukhled Al-Harbi, historian and member of the Saudi Shura Council Dalal Mesfer Al-Harith, Qatari sprinter Dalal…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Dalal
The earliest SSA record of Dalal as a baby girl name dates back to 1978, when 10 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Dalal — #6,559 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Dalals. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,389 among baby girl names with 14 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 468 Dalals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dalal
Dalal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 468 births in the dataset. Dalal's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,958. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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