Dilara
A feminine name of Persian origin meaning "seeker of the heart".
Name Census estimates that about 482 living Americans carry the first name Dilara. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dilara today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dilara births was 2024 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dilara. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Dilara with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
482
~ 1 in 711,109 Americans
Peak year
2024
34 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,207
Tracked since 1989
Census
Dilara in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 769 people with the first name Dilara, which placed it at #15,074 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,074
National first-name rank
People counted
769
769 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dilara
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dilara is White at 60.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (31.2%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dilara described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dilara at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.5% · 465
- Asian and Pacific Islander31.2% · 240
- Two or more races3.9% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 25
- Black or African American1.0% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Dilara: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dilara from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 161 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Dilara remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dilara by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dilara during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dilaras live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dilara
The name Dilara has its origins in the Persian language and culture. It is a combination of two Persian words, "dil" meaning heart and "ara" meaning adorned or decorated. The name can be interpreted to mean "adorned heart" or "one whose heart is decorated with virtues."
The earliest known usage of the name Dilara dates back to the 16th century during the Safavid dynasty in Persia (modern-day Iran). It was a popular name among the Persian nobility and aristocracy during this time period. The name is also found in some Persian literary works and poetry from the medieval era.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Dilara was Dilara Begum, a noble woman who lived in the 16th century and was a member of the Safavid royal court. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of artists and poets.
In the 17th century, there was a notable Persian poet named Dilara Qubad who wrote extensively on themes of love and spirituality. Her poetry has been widely studied and celebrated in the Persian literary tradition.
Another famous figure with the name Dilara was Dilara Aliyeva, a 19th-century Azerbaijani philanthropist and educator. She was born in 1836 and dedicated her life to promoting education and women's rights in the region.
In the early 20th century, Dilara Begum Jah was a prominent Indian Muslim woman who played a significant role in the independence movement against British rule. She was born in 1896 and was actively involved in the women's rights movement and social reforms.
Dilara Aruna Nabanidhi was a respected Sanskrit scholar and author from Bengal, India. She was born in 1925 and made significant contributions to the study and promotion of the Sanskrit language and literature.
The name Dilara has been used across various cultures and regions over the centuries, with notable individuals bearing this name leaving their mark in fields such as literature, philanthropy, education, and social reform.
People
Dilara + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dilara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dilara: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dilara?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 482 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dilara going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 711,109 US residents.
Is Dilara a common name?
We classify Dilara as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 488 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dilara most popular?
The single biggest year for Dilara was 2024, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dilara is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dilara in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 769 people with the name Dilara, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,074 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dilara in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dilara?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dilara appears almost entirely female. Of the 770 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dilara?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dilara is White at 60.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (31.2%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dilara most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dilara in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.5% (465 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dilara in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dilara a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dilara in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dilara still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dilara in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dilara can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Dilara as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Dilara, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.