Dahlia
A girls’ name of Scandinavian origin, meaning flower named after botanist anders dahl.
How Dahlia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #412 |
| 2016 | #388 |
| 2017 | #393 |
| 2018 | #411 |
| 2019 | #372 |
| 2020 | #353 |
| 2021 | #308 |
| 2022 | #280 |
| 2023 | #253 |
| 2024 | #240 |
| 2025 | #215 |
Dahlia by the numbers
In 2025, 111 babies in England and Wales were named Dahlia. In the US, 790 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 845 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dahlia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Dahlia
Names that are said the same way as Dahlia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Dahlia, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Dahlia
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