Dahlia

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Dahlia is ranked 240th among girls in 2024 (1,300 births). Its best rank was 240th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #240up 13 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,3000.08% of girls
Peak year: 20241,300 births
Best rank: #240in 2024
Since 1890: 17,931people given the name

Babies named Dahlia, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

17,931 girls have been named Dahlia in the United States since 1890, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,300 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2015, and the 2010s alone account for 39%. It has spent 19 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Dahlia
1890s	19
1900s	16
1910s	141
1920s	228
1930s	124
1940s	151
1950s	266
1960s	307
1970s	442
1980s	390
1990s	839
2000s	2,428
2010s	7,011
2020s	5,569

In 2024, its biggest year

Dahlia was the 240th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Dahlia

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

Other spellings in the data

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.