Dalila
Dalilah or Dalila is a feminine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name Delilah. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Dalila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dalilah or Dalila is a feminine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name Delilah. It may refer to:
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The Story of Dalila
Dalila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1944, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 207 Dalilas were born — ranking #1,207 that year. As of 2026, Dalila ranks #1,253 for baby girls with 184 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Dalilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dalila
Dalila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Dalila's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,207. Use the chart and map above to compare Dalila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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