Delilah

Girl name

Delilah has been given to 66,683 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2024 and currently ranks #51 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /dɪˈlaɪlə/

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

66,683

Peak year

2024 (4,254 babies)

Rank in 2025

#51 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +51%

Gender split

All girls

Delilah

Woman described in the Book of Judges

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Delilah.

67,320 babies since 1880

67,571 babies since 1880

65,678 babies since 1881

65,560 babies since 1890

65,166 babies since 1897

64,249 babies since 1880

69,121 babies since 1880

63,400 babies since 1917

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