Delilah
Delilah is a feminine given name of uncertain meaning. The best known Delilah is the Biblical character.
- Biblical
- English
Meaning & Origin of Delilah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delilah is a feminine given name of uncertain meaning. The best known Delilah is the Biblical character.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- English
The Story of Delilah
American parents first put Delilah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 4,401 Delilahs were born — ranking #47 that year. About 39% of every Delilah on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Delilah ranks #47 for baby girls with 4,401 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 71K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Delilah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Delilah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Delilah
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Delilah (radio host) (born 1960), full name Delilah Rene, American radio personality
- Delilah (musician) (born 1991), stage name of Paloma Ayana Stoecker, English singer-songwriter
- Delilah Asiago (born 1972), Kenyan retired athlete
- Delilah Beasley (1867–1934), American historian and newspaper columnis
- Delilah Bon (born 1997), stage name of Lauren Tate, English vocalist, songwriter and producer
- Delilah S. Dawson (born 1977), American fantasy and science fiction writer
- Delilah DiCrescenzo (born 1983), American distance runner
- Delilah Gore (born 1962), Papua New Guinean politician
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Names that sound like Delilah
Phonetically similar names — useful when Delilah is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Delilah
Delilah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 71K births in the dataset. Delilah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #47. Use the chart and map above to compare Delilah'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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