Delaila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-LY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Delaila is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Delaila mean?
Hebrew: variant of Delilah
In the Book of Judges, Delilah learns the secret of Samson's strength and betrays him to the Philistines.
Is Delaila a girl's or a boy's name?
Delaila is a girls' name.
How popular is Delaila in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Delaila in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delaila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Nicknames for Delaila
- Lila 309 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Delaila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Briella Mckenna Ivanna Teagan Sienna Brynlee Kiara Elianna Fiona Kennedy Brianna Daniela
Names related to Delaila
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Delaila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delaila, updated 20 October 2026.