Fun Facts About the Name Dhalia
- 301 babies named Dhalia: U.S. records list 301 babies given the name Dhalia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dhalia Mean?
Dhalia is most often a spelling variant of Dahlia, the name of the flower. The word comes from the plant genus Dahlia, which the Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles named in 1791 in honor of Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist. The meaning is therefore tied to a surname rather than to a common word: Dahl is a Swedish and Norwegian family name meaning "valley," from Old Norse dalr. In effect, the name means "the flower named for Anders Dahl."
A different name, Dalia, is occasionally written with this same spelling. Dalia can come from Hebrew דַּלְיָה, meaning "branch" or "bough," and it also appears in Lithuanian tradition as the name of a fate goddess. That name has its own separate history and is not related to the flower. The added h in Dhalia does not by itself show which name is intended.
Dhalia Name History & Origins
The dahlia is native to Mexico and Central America, where it was grown long before Europeans arrived, and it later became Mexico's national flower. Cavanilles published the genus name Dahlia in 1791, honoring Anders Dahl, and the plant reached European gardens by the end of the 18th century, then spread widely as a garden flower during the 19th.
Dahlia entered given-name use in English in the 19th century, following the flower's popularity, and spellings such as Dalia, Dalya, and Dhalia appeared alongside it. The h in Dhalia is a spelling variation rather than a marker of a separate origin. The related Dahlia spelling also appears in modern cultural references, such as the "Black Dahlia" nickname given to Elizabeth Short in a 1947 Los Angeles murder case.
How Popular is the Name Dhalia?
Dhalia 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 2007. Its best rank was #6,734 in 2023.
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 | #8,497 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #10,460 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #6,734 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #10,491 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #7,655 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #10,699 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #7,486 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #10,156 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #13,281 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #10,330 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,165 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #9,771 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #8,769 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #13,738 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,298 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #9,549 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #9,106 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #7,482 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #10,091 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #10,340 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,857 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #14,364 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,415 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #12,147 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #11,710 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #12,891 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #14,114 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #14,053 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,818 | 8 | 0.0004% |
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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