Dahlia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Dahlia \da(h)-lia\ is pronounced DAL-yah. It is of Swedish and Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "valley". Also the flower named for 18th-century Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

Dahlia has 5 variant forms: Dahiana, Dayha, Daleia, Dalia and Dalla.

Baby names that sound like Dahlia are Tahlia, Delia, Dayla, Dalya, Daliya, Daliah, Deelia, Talia and Tallia.

Dahlia is a common female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Dahlia. Click here to compare Dahlia with related baby names.