Fun Facts About the Name Dila
- 45 babies named Dila: U.S. records list 45 babies given the name Dila from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dila Mean?
Dila is a feminine name usually explained as "heart." The meaning comes from the Persian word dil (also del), "heart," an element also found in Kurdish and other Iranian languages. In modern Turkish, dil means "tongue" or "language"; the name depends on the separate Persian heart word, not on that Turkish homonym. Dila is sometimes treated as a shortened form of Dilara, a Persian-derived compound of dil and ara, "adornment," often interpreted as "adorning the heart." Dila itself is normally glossed simply as "heart."
Dila Name History & Origins
The word dil is an Iranian term for the heart and is the ordinary word for "heart" in Kurdish. Persian poetry uses dil as the seat of love and feeling, and Ottoman Turkish literary vocabulary borrowed the word in that sense. Dilara, built from dil and ara, became established in Turkish usage; Dila uses the same heart element in a shorter feminine form. It is used in Turkish and Kurdish naming, but the exact route by which the short form spread is uncertain.
The name is distinct from the native Turkish dil, "tongue" or "language," even though the two words are spelled alike in modern Turkish. Its history is chiefly the history of the dil "heart" element in Iranian and Turkish naming.
How Popular is the Name Dila?
Dila 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 2018. Its best rank was #11,677 in 2018.
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 | #15,526 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #15,856 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #15,739 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #16,167 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,677 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #13,554 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #18,056 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #16,845 | 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 Dila Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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