Dahlia

“flower named after the botanist Dahl”probable meaning

Girl’s name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Dahlia

Dahlia is thought to mean “flower named after the botanist Dahl” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.

Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.

It peaked in 2024.
Over recent years, Dahlia has been stable (+1.8% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Dahlia every 12 schools, all spellings combined.

Dahlia ranks 232^nd in United States and 238^th in New Zealand, against 583^rd in France.

New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
238^th girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 875
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
232^nd girls’ name3,952 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,223+10.6% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
341^st girls’ name106 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,458+4.8% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
312^th girls’ name34 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,599
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
431^st girls’ name24 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,654
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
409^th girls’ name308 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,493+15.8% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
493^rd girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,502
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
655^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,632

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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