Dahlia
Dahlia is a distinctive choice, ranked #381 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Dahlia in their class.
About the Name Dahlia
Dahlia is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 157 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #425 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Dahlia is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Dahlia in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #240, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Dahlia
- Dahlia Mokbel — Dahlia Mokbel is a former synchronized swimmer from Egypt.
- Blag Dahlia — Paul Cafaro, known professionally as Blag Dahlia, is an American singer and record producer, best known as the vocalist for punk band Dwarves.
- Dahlia Scheindlin — Dahlia Scheindlin (Hebrew: דליה שיינדלין) is an American-Israeli political consultant, pollster, and journalist; she is the author of The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel, Promise Unfulfilled.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dahlia
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dahlia
Almost certainly the only Dahlia in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Dahlia
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia