Girl · #9,521 in 2026

Dalya

Dalya is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.

  • Hebrew
Current Rank
#9,521
Peak Rank
#5,266 (2005)
Total Babies
544
5-Yr Trend
+2%
1976
First Year
2024
Last Year
2005
Peak Year
#5266
Peak Rank
544
Total Count
43
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Dalya

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Dalya is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Hebrew

The Story of Dalya

The earliest SSA record of Dalya as a baby girl name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Dalya — #5,266 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Dalya on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dalya last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 544 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Dalya

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dalya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Dalya

Phonetically similar names — useful when Dalya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dalya

What does the name Dalya mean?
Dalya is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
What is the origin of the name Dalya?
Dalya has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Hebrew.
How popular is Dalya in 2026?
In 2026, Dalya ranks #9,521 among girls' names in the U.S., with 10 babies given the name that year.
When was Dalya most popular?
Dalya reached its peak popularity in 2005, ranking #5,266 that year with 24 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Dalya most popular?
Dalya has historically been most popular in New York, Texas, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Dalya.
Is Dalya a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Dalya is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Dalya?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Dalya include Maurica, Denecia, Shawny. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Dalya?
Common variants and related forms of Dalya include Dalia, Dalit. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Dalya

Dalya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 544 births in the dataset. Dalya's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #5,266. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalya'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.