Given name
Dahlia
“from the valley; resembling the flower”
Dahlia is used as a given name. One Swedish interpretation is “from the valley; resembling the flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Swedish interpretation is “from the valley; resembling the flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Swedish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dahlia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,359
- 0 boys · 19,359 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,420 babies
- 2025
- 1,420
- #215 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +49%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,420 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 215 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (237). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,696 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dahlia’s family of names
Dahlia has a related form in Dahiana. Dahlia has a related form in Dalya. Dahlia has a related form in Dalya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dahlia
- Dahlia RavikovitchIsraeli poet (1936-2005)
- Dahlia DuhaneyJamaican athletics competitorborn 1970
- Dahlia de la CerdaMexican writerborn 1985
- DhaliaIndonesian actress1925–1991
- Dahlia SalemAmerican actressborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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“lime tree leaf”
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