Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Dalis is a variant of Dalia. Dalia has been associated with Arabic and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 363
- 16 boys · 347 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −72%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 51 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 591 as a first name in 2020; 155 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dalis’s family of names
Dalis has a related form in Dalia. In Greek usage, Dalis as a surname is a transliteration of Δάλης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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