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Dahlia

Girl

Meaning of Dahlia: English: 'named after the flower'

Dahlia is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 223rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 425th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#223

1,420 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#425

101 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,359

First recorded 1890 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 39 babies1982: 33 babies1983: 36 babies1984: 36 babies1985: 44 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 29 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 48 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 46 babies1992: 54 babies1993: 44 babies1994: 83 babies1995: 70 babies1996: 105 babies1997: 124 babies1998: 144 babies1999: 128 babies2000: 137 babies20002001: 131 babies2002: 160 babies2003: 177 babies2004: 170 babies2005: 192 babies2006: 263 babies2007: 356 babies2008: 397 babies2009: 445 babies2010: 451 babies20102011: 538 babies2012: 579 babies2013: 695 babies2014: 721 babies2015: 778 babies2016: 853 babies2017: 797 babies2018: 752 babies2019: 848 babies2020: 873 babies20202021: 1,038 babies2022: 1,133 babies2023: 1,228 babies2024: 1,304 babies2025: 1,420 babies
US babies named Dahlia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,420.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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