Dally
Girl name · #4832 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Dally? In official American birth records, Dally has been tracked continuously since 1995, giving it 30 years of documented American history.
Dally ranks #4832 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 28 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #6721, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Dally.
The 30-year story
Dally first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 28 babies and a rank of #4758. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Dally per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Dally in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Dally is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Dally will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Dally is most common
State-level data for Dally is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Dally
Statistically, parents drawn to Dally tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Maely, Danely, Ariely, Adaly, and Amely.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Dally | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5615 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5549 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5638 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11146 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7969 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7025 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6044 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8875 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6721 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10235 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8196 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11246 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15405 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Dally?
In official American birth records, the name Dally first appeared in 1995 (over 30 years ago), when 5 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 30 years.
Is Dally a popular girl name?
Dally ranked #4832 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6721.
When was the name Dally most popular?
Dally peaked in 2025, when 28 American girls received the name (ranked #4758 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Dally?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Dally. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.