Declining since 2010, #7,491 for girls today.
Popularity of Daleah since 1998
Babies named Daleah per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2010, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Daleah's real moment was 2022.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 81 |
| 2010s | 171 |
| 2020s | 94 |
Meaning & origin
Daleah is a modern American name that emerged quietly in the late 1990s and saw its greatest use in 2022. Since 2010 its usage has been falling. With a rank of 7,491 in 2025 and an incidence of 1 in 114,805, it remains a rare choice. The name is primarily recorded for girls, with no top-state concentration, reflecting its scattered, individualistic use. Daleah likely originated as a creative respelling or compound of familiar elements like Dale and the fashionable '-eah' ending, placing it in the category of modern English coinages.
Daleah first appeared in U.S. records in 1998, a period when inventive feminine names ending in the popular -ee-uh sound were common. It may be a blend inspired by names like Della (a short form of Adela or Delilah) and the stylish -lea suffix, or an elaboration of Dale (from Old English dæl 'valley'). No historical or cross-cultural root has been established.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lee, Leah
Sibling names for Daleah
Names that share Daleah's style, for a brother or sister.
