Given name & surname
Dalma
“women from Dalmatia, a region of Italy”
Dalma is a variant of Dalmace. One Latin interpretation is “women from Dalmatia, a region of Italy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalma is a variant of Dalmace. One Latin interpretation is “women from Dalmatia, a region of Italy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalma is a variant of Dalmace. An origin associated with Dalmace is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 0 boys · 106 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 436 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dalma
- Dalma GálfiHungarian female tennis playerborn 1998
- Dalma Ružičić-BenedekHungarian-born Serbian canoeistborn 1982
- Dalma MalhasSaudi Arabian equestrianborn 1992
- Dalma KovácsRomanian singerborn 1985
- Dalma IványiHungarian basketball player (born 1976)
- Dalma MaradonaArgentine actressborn 1987
- Dalma CanevaItalian amateur wrestlerborn 1994
- Dalma SebestyénHungarian swimmerborn 1997
- Dalma MádlFirst Lady of Hungary from 2000 to 20051932–2021
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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