Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Dahlia name popularity since 1925
19,063 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dahlia. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Dahlia is about 10 years old in 2026. Dahlia peaked in 2025 as the #215 name for girls, and it ranked #215 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,063
- Named Dahlia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #215
- for girls in 2025 (1,420 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 19,063 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.31× its national share
Peak year is the year Dahlia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dahlia births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Dahlia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, Dahlia became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 10,800 baby girls to 1 in 4,130.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Dahlia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dahlia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dahlia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 108 | – |
| 1930s | 124 | #3,214 |
| 1940s | 151 | #2,952 |
| 1950s | 266 | #2,648 |
| 1960s | 307 | #2,481 |
| 1970s | 442 | #2,103 |
| 1980s | 390 | #2,291 |
| 1990s | 839 | #1,957 |
| 2000s | 2,428 | #1,193 |
| 2010s | 7,012 | #412 |
| 2020–25 | 6,996 | #215 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
65.3% of babies named Dahlia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Dahlia is most popular
The index compares Dahlia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dahlia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.31× | 4,103 |
| Oregon | 2.16× | 340 |
| Arizona | 2.09× | 454 |
| Colorado | 1.67× | 345 |
| Washington | 1.64× | 460 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Dahlia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Dahlia (this page) | 19,063 | 2025 |
| Dalia | 14,211 | 1994 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dahlia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dahlia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dahlia (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data