How popular is the baby name Dahlia in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Dahlia.

The graph will take a few moments to load. (Don't worry, it shouldn't take 9 months!) If it's taking too long, try reloading the page.


Popularity of the baby name Dahlia


Posts that mention the name Dahlia

Canadian quadruplets: Autumn, Brooke, Calissa, Dahlia

quadruplets and stork

Identical quadruplets Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia were born on August 12 to Canadian couple J.P. and Karen Jepp.

I like that their names are linked, but don’t sound very much alike (i.e. don’t rhyme or share the same rhythm). I think it’s a good idea in this case to give each daughter a name that sounds distinct from the others.

But do I wonder why three of the names are nature-related (a season, a body of water, a flower) and the fourth is not. Seems like Crystal or Cedar would have fit the pattern better than Calissa.

The girls have a 2-year-old brother named Simon.

Source: Lang, Michelle. “Calgary’s quads: Born in the U.S.A.” Calgary Herald 17 Aug. 2007.

Image: Adapted from Multiplication (1905) by Gordon Ross

Popular baby names in the United States, 2006

Flag of the United States
Flag of the United States

The 2006 list of popular names is finally here!

Here are the new top 20 girl names and boys names, according to the SSA. The positive and negative numbers indicate how a name has risen or fallen in rank since 2005.

Girl Names

  1. Emily
  2. Emma
  3. Madison
  4. Isabella (+2)
  5. Ava (+4)
  6. Abigail (-2)
  7. Olivia (-2)
  8. Hannah (-1)
  9. Sophia (+2)
  10. Samantha (-2)
  11. Elizabeth (+1)
  12. Ashley (-2)
  13. Mia (+4)
  14. Alexis (-1)
  15. Sarah
  16. Natalie (+2)
  17. Grace (-3)
  18. Chloe (+1)
  19. Alyssa (-3)
  20. Brianna

Boy Names

  1. Jacob
  2. Michael
  3. Joshua
  4. Ethan (+1)
  5. Matthew (-1)
  6. Daniel (+1)
  7. Christopher (+2)
  8. Andrew (-2)
  9. Anthony (-1)
  10. William (+1)
  11. Joseph (-1)
  12. Alexander
  13. David
  14. Ryan
  15. Noah (new)
  16. James (+1)
  17. Nicholas (-2)
  18. Tyler (-2)
  19. Logan (new)
  20. John (-2)

The top 20 girl names stayed exactly the same — they’re just in a different order now.

The top 20 boy names are nearly the same, except Jonathan and Nathan were bumped off in favor of Noah and Logan.

Finally, names new to the top 1,000 included…

  • Girl names: Paisley (#835), Yaretzi (#837), Scarlet (#843), Bethzy (#878), Jorja (#969), Sanai (#974), Dahlia (#988)
  • Boy names: Yandel (#674), Zayden (#871), Izayah (#976)

I also saw a number of interesting second-timers, including Imanol (969th for boys) and Yuridia (894th for girls).

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United States (public domain)