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Delilah

Girl

Meaning of Delilah: Hebrew: 'delicate'

Delilah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 51st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 33rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#51

4,137 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#33

1,180 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

66,683

First recorded 1880 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 115 babies1982: 159 babies1983: 252 babies1984: 225 babies1985: 236 babies1986: 185 babies1987: 219 babies1988: 192 babies1989: 153 babies1990: 136 babies19901991: 151 babies1992: 128 babies1993: 138 babies1994: 133 babies1995: 155 babies1996: 159 babies1997: 225 babies1998: 242 babies1999: 355 babies2000: 358 babies20002001: 379 babies2002: 354 babies2003: 438 babies2004: 473 babies2005: 487 babies2006: 539 babies2007: 1,136 babies2008: 1,741 babies2009: 1,705 babies2010: 1,672 babies20102011: 1,838 babies2012: 2,096 babies2013: 2,347 babies2014: 2,514 babies2015: 2,740 babies2016: 2,743 babies2017: 2,898 babies2018: 3,012 babies2019: 3,158 babies2020: 3,424 babies20202021: 3,761 babies2022: 3,874 babies2023: 4,049 babies2024: 4,254 babies2025: 4,137 babies
US babies named Delilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,254.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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