Delijah
The Story of Delijah
As a girl name
Delijah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 10 Delijahs were born — ranking #8,805 that year. As of 2026, Delijah ranks #15,491 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Delijahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Delijah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 13 Delijahs were born — ranking #6,443 that year. As of 2026, Delijah ranks #6,443 for boys with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Delijahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Delijah
Delijah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Delijah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #6,443. Use the chart and map above to compare Delijah'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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