Dalva
Dalva is a feminine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from "estrela d'alva", which means "morning star" in Portuguese.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Dalva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dalva is a feminine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from "estrela d'alva", which means "morning star" in Portuguese.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Dalva
The earliest SSA record of Dalva as a baby girl name dates back to 1953, when 5 babies received it. 1953 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Dalva — #5,674 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1953 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Dalvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Dalva
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- Dalva de Oliveira (1917–1972), Brazilian singer
- Dalva Figueiredo , Brazilian politician
- Dalva Mendes (born 1956), Brazilian doctor
- Dalva Peres (born 1996), Angolan handball player
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Names that sound like Dalva
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About the name Dalva
Dalva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Dalva's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #5,674. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalva'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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