Dalia is a distinctive choice, ranked #686 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Dalia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#686
US Rank #862
About the Name Dalia
Dalia has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #686. The name has climbed 167 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Dalia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #862 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dalia
Unlikely. With around 55 UK babies named Dalia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dalia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dalia is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 167 places over the last five years to #686 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Dalia is more popular in the UK (#686) than in the US (#862). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Dalia include: Dalia Mostafa — Dalia Mostafa is an Egyptian actress and model.; Dalia Zafirova — Dalia Kirilova Zafirova is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team.; Dalia Stasevska — Dalia Stasevska is a Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor..
Dalia ranks #862 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
55
UK babies named Dalia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 167 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dalia
Likely around 1 other Dalia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2021–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Dalia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Dalia Kirilova Zafirova is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. On 21 September 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 499 whilst her best doubles ranking was 410 on 11 November 2013.
Dalia Rabin-Pelossof is an Israeli former politician. The daughter of former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Yitzhak Rabin, she served as a member of the Knesset for the Center Party, New Way and the Labor Party between 1999 and 2003.
Dalia Inés Nieto Jiménez, known simply as Dalia Inés, is a Mexican singer, dancer, actress, and writer. The eldest of the five children of singer and actress Flor Silvestre, she is known for creating and performing in Mi México, a revue featuring Mexican folk music and dances.
Dalia Grybauskaitė is a Lithuanian politician who served as the eighth president of Lithuania from 2009 to 2019. She is the first and so far only woman to hold the position and in 2014 she became the first President of Lithuania to be reelected for a second consecutive term.
Dalia Dorner is an Israeli-Turkish law professor and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, serving from 1993 to 2004. She was one of the judges in the trial of John Demjanjuk.
Dalia Mahmoud Quotb El Behery is an Egyptian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss Egypt 1990 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1990 pageant in Los Angeles where she unplaced.