Dahlia

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A few things about Dahlia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dahlia

Dahlia Ravikovitch

Israeli poet (1936-2005)

Choose Dahlia and your child shares a first name with Dahlia Ravikovitch, an Israeli poet. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dahlia, like who?” Dahlia Ravikovitch's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Einat Anker, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,132 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dahlia, 1,420 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dahlia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDahlia first shows up in US birth records in 1890, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 135 years since.
• 🏆Best yearDahlia is at its all-time high right now: #215 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowDahlia is 12× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 13,263 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,132.
• 🚀TrendDahlia has climbed 139 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #215. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedDahlia is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #108, followed by Hawaii (#114) and Oregon (#115). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Swedish, Dahlia means “dahlia flower”.

About the name Dahlia

Dahlia is a girl name meaning “dahlia flower”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-lia”. US birth records list Dahlia for girls from 1890 to 2025, in 122 of those 136 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #215 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #215, with 1,420 babies.