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Dahlia

“The dahlia flower, named after Swedish botanist Anders Dahl” — English, from a Swedish surname origin

Girl's name · #215 in the US (2025) · Trending

Dahlia is climbing: on the charts since 1890, it reached #215 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 1,400 girls given the name last year. Roughly 19,000 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 860 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 860 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dahlias

• Dahlia Ravikovitch — Israeli poet (1936-2005)
• Dahlia Duhaney — Jamaican athletics competitor
• Dahlia Salem — American actress
• Dahlia De La Cerda — Mexican writer
• Dahlia Mokbel — Egyptian synchronized swimmer

In stories & tradition

• Dahlia Lynley-Chivers — The Southern Vampire Mysteries
• Dahlia Hawthorne — Ace Attorney · Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations
• Dahlia Gillespie — Silent Hill

What Dahlias become

Among 44 notable people named Dahlia:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dahlia Salem, American actress.

Similar names: Carter · Lia · Merritt · Raya · Macie · Magnolia

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