How Many People Are Named Dalilah Santana?

There are approximately 1 people named Dalilah Santana living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Dalilah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Santana. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Dalilah

Last Name

Santana

Dalilah: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dalilah. The peak year was 2008 with 263 births. The average person named Dalilah today is 14 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Dalilah

In the 2020 Census, the first name Dalilah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (64.97%). The next largest recorded groups were White (20.25%) and Black (9.28%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Dalilah in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Dalilah rose or fell over time.

White

20.25%

Black

9.28%

Hispanic

64.97%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.80%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.66%

Two or More Races

4.05%

Ancestry of the Santana Surname

The surname Santana was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Santana in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

6.79%

Black

1.51%

Hispanic

90.49%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.17%

Two or More Races

0.46%

How we calculated this

The first name "Dalilah" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Santana" appears at a rate of 21.61 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Dalilah are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Dalilah

Dalilah Smith Dalilah Johnson Dalilah Williams Dalilah Brown Dalilah Jones Dalilah Garcia

Other people with the surname Santana

Michael Santana James Santana John Santana David Santana Robert Santana William Santana Johan Santana

Dalilah Santana: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Dalilah Santana?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Dalilah Santana are alive in the United States today. The first name Dalilah is shared by 4,879 Americans, and the surname Santana is shared by 74,054.

How rare is the name Dalilah Santana?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Dalilah is rare and the surname Santana is uncommon.

Is Dalilah a male or female name?

Dalilah is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2008 and the average bearer today is 14 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Dalilah?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Dalilah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (64.97%). The next largest recorded groups were White (20.25%) and Black (9.28%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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