Dalal
Feminine
Dalal entered the US charts in 1978, peaked at #5958 in 1978, ranks #8860 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Dalal?
Dalal first appears in US birth records in 1978 — 47 years ago. The typical Dalal alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 400 people named Dalal are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dalal most popular?
Dalal peaked in 1978, reaching #5958 nationally. Today it ranks #8860, 2,902 places below that high. See the whole 1978 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1978
- Most girls named
- 200820 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #5958reached in 1978
- Change vs 2024
- −15.4%11 in 2025, from 13
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Dalals among us
people named Dalal are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 146,115 born in 2025 was named Dalal
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Milia test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Dalal's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Milia climbed just as high around 1956, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Milia's path sketches the road Dalal is walking now.
Dalal sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Dalal beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Dalal in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Dalals are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Dalal are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dalal in 2025?
- Dalal ranks #8860 among US girl names in 2025, with 11 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Dalal?
- About 1 in every 146,115 US girls born in 2025 was named Dalal — 11 in all.
- Will my child share the name Dalal with classmates?
- Dalal will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Dalal
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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