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
- Biblical Greek
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Greek
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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 21 births, good for #5,820 nationwide. About 57% of every Dalida on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dalida ranks #7,698 for baby girls with 13 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 160 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to 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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