as a First Name
From the name of the flower, which was so called in the 19th century in honour of the pioneering Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (1751–89). His surname is from a Swedish word related to English Dale.
| 3,730th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,975
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Dahlia per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
100%
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4%
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55+
14%
30-54
30-54
7%
13-29
13-29
75%
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