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Girl name

Dalma

/ˈdɑlmə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2005

Dalma has been given to about 106 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɑlmə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 48
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dalma per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time106

How popular is Dalma?

Its best year was 1995, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 8936th. The typical living American called Dalma is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Dalma

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alma0.85
  2. Salma0.85
  3. Delma0.78
  4. Dalia0.74
  5. Paloma0.70
  6. Karma0.70
  7. Carma0.70
  8. Dana0.64

Middle names for Dalma

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dalma Josephine0.84
  2. Dalma Rose0.83
  3. Dalma Louise0.83
  4. Dalma June0.82
  5. Dalma Pearl0.82
  6. Dalma Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Dalma

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.53
  2. Winonasister · 0.53
  3. Forestbrother · 0.53
  4. Ilasister · 0.52
  5. Luellasister · 0.52
  6. Wilsonbrother · 0.48

Where Dalma is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dalma White0.78
    2. Dalma Reyes0.78
    3. Dalma Nguyen0.78
    4. Dalma Moore0.78
    5. Dalma Lee0.78
    6. Dalma Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dalma

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.