Dlila
Delilah is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved by Samson, a Nazirite who possesses great strength and serves as the final Judge of Israel. Delilah is bribed by the lords of the Philistines to discover the source of his strength.
Meaning & Origin of Dlila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delilah is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved by Samson, a Nazirite who possesses great strength and serves as the final Judge of Israel. Delilah is bribed by the lords of the Philistines to discover the source of his strength.
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The Story of Dlila
Dlila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2007, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 8 Dlilas were born — ranking #12,429 that year. As of 2026, Dlila ranks #15,532 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Dlilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dlila
Dlila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Dlila's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #12,429. Use the chart and map above to compare Dlila'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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