Dalia
Dalia is a feminine name. It is used in Arabic, Hebrew, Lithuanian and Persian.
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Lithuanian
- Baltic Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Dalia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dalia is a feminine name. It is used in Arabic, Hebrew, Lithuanian and Persian.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Lithuanian
- Baltic Mythology
- Hebrew
- Catalan
The Story of Dalia
The earliest SSA record of Dalia as a baby girl name dates back to 1913, when 6 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 516 newborns named Dalia — #485 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Dalia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dalia ranks #818 for baby girls with 337 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 15K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dalia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dalia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dalia
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About the name Dalia
Dalia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Dalia's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #485. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalia'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.