Fun Facts About the Name Dalaya
- 225 babies named Dalaya: U.S. records list 225 babies given the name Dalaya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dalaya Mean?
Dalaya is a rare feminine given name whose meaning and language of origin are uncertain. It resembles names that have their own separate origins - the Hebrew name Dalya, usually understood as "branch," and the Lithuanian name Dalia, meaning "fate" or "portion" - but a similar sound or spelling does not by itself show a shared origin, and no reliable evidence connects Dalaya specifically to either of those names.
How Popular is the Name Dalaya?
Dalaya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #6,461 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,483 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #6,978 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #9,116 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #12,538 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #6,461 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #6,997 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #6,779 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #7,860 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #13,026 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #14,753 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,078 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,154 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #10,436 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #13,831 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #17,411 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,375 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #15,689 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,871 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,862 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #17,765 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #14,926 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #16,014 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Dalaya Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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