Dhalia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.
Dhalia by the numbers
Dhalia was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Dhalia
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dhalia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Daliabranch; a form of Dahlia54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dahliaflower named after botanist anders dahl790 in the US (2017)
- Daniagod is my judge; a feminine form of daniel46 in England and Wales (2025)
- Deliafrom Delos; epithet of Artemis170 in the US (2017)
- Dariawealthy, well-off45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Daliladelicate; gentle; variant of delilah88 in the US (2017)
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