Dalida
Dalida is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, the Greek form of Delilah. Notable people with the given name include:Dalida (1933–1987), Italian-French singer and actress Dalida Khalil, Lebanese actress and singer Dalida María Benfield, Panamanian-American media artist, researcher and writer
Meaning & Origin of Dalida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dalida is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, the Greek form of Delilah. Notable people with the given name include:Dalida (1933–1987), Italian-French singer and actress Dalida Khalil, Lebanese actress and singer Dalida María Benfield, Panamanian-American media artist, researcher and writer
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The Story of Dalida
Dalida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 21 Dalidas were born — ranking #5,820 that year. As of 2026, Dalida ranks #7,698 for baby girls with 13 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 160 Dalidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dalida
Dalida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 160 births in the dataset. Dalida's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,820. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalida'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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