Dally
Girl name · #4832 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
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, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Dally in class?
Dally scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Dally is most common
State-level data for Dally is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
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
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. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.