Delila

Q: What does Delila mean?

Delila is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, spelling of Delilah; Hebrew name, perhaps meaning delicate or weak. In the Book of Judges, Delilah discovers the secret of Samson's strength and betrays him to the Philistines.

Gender: Girl
Say it: de-LY-la
Origin: Hebrew
UK rank, 2025: #4,276 for girls
US rank, 2025: #3,388 for girls

Delila is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).

What does Delila mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Delilah; Hebrew name, perhaps meaning delicate or weak

In the Book of Judges, Delilah discovers the secret of Samson's strength and betrays him to the Philistines.

Meaning borrowed from Delilah. More on Wiktionary.

Is Delila a girl's or a boy's name?

Delila is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 45 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Delila in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #4,276among girls
Babies in 2025: 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
Five-year trend: Risingup 77% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Delila, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 girls.

Half of all the girls named Delila in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,232 girls in the UK were given Delila or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #44, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.

Delilah 1,227
Delila 5

Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.

2006Busiest: 9 in 20232025

Delila in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	5	#4,276
2024	9	#2,832
2023	9	#2,841
2022	0	–
2021	4	#4,864
2020	5	#4,110
2019	5	#4,214
2018	3	#5,896
2017	5	#4,250
2016	6	#3,788
2015	0	–
2014	4	#4,888
2013	6	#3,719
2012	6	#3,881
2011	5	#4,244
2010	3	#5,938
2009	3	#5,801
2008	4	#4,742
2007	0	–
2006	1	#6,685

How popular is Delila in the US?

Rank in 2025: #3,388among girls
Babies in 2025: 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadyup 5% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Delila, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,734th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 118 girls.

Half of all the girls named Delila in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 4,182 girls in the US were given Delila or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #3,388 for this spelling alone.

Delilah 4,137
Delila 45

1880Busiest: 118 in 20082025

Delila in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	45	#3,388
2024	45	#3,459
2023	50	#3,225
2022	56	#2,956
2021	36	#4,011
2020	39	#3,734
2019	50	#3,171
2018	44	#3,496
2017	43	#3,551
2016	55	#3,010
2015	66	#2,685
2014	51	#3,182
2013	85	#2,187
2012	73	#2,495
2011	82	#2,274
2010	86	#2,237
2009	108	#1,934
2008	118	#1,824
2007	85	#2,276
2006	63	#2,778
2005	51	#3,077
2004	60	#2,707
2003	43	#3,343
2002	37	#3,591
2001	31	#4,021
2000	43	#3,165
1999	40	#3,185
1998	23	#4,633
1997	29	#3,812
1996	22	#4,578
1995	23	#4,343
1994	16	#5,707
1993	21	#4,665
1992	12	#7,060
1991	25	#4,053
1990	26	#3,904
1989	30	#3,396
1988	25	#3,685
1987	31	#3,028
1986	25	#3,457
1985	40	#2,439
1984	33	#2,729
1983	48	#2,068
1982	13	#5,207
1981	19	#4,004
1980	18	#4,147
1979	24	#3,333
1978	16	#4,242
1977	22	#3,365
1976	21	#3,286
1975	14	#4,368
1974	15	#4,040
1973	22	#3,014
1972	21	#3,062
1971	17	#3,650
1970	19	#3,311
1969	10	#4,722
1968	9	#4,778
1967	6	#6,041
1966	17	#3,039
1965	10	#4,201
1964	13	#3,691
1963	12	#3,800
1962	12	#3,781
1961	17	#3,059
1960	16	#3,094
1959	8	#4,624
1958	17	#2,861
1957	16	#2,925
1956	26	#2,150
1955	19	#2,552
1954	16	#2,778
1953	23	#2,172
1952	17	#2,580
1951	24	#2,015
1950	15	#2,651
1949	25	#1,916
1948	17	#2,415
1947	20	#2,199
1946	24	#1,859
1945	20	#1,873
1944	18	#2,026
1943	20	#1,948
1942	40	#1,264
1941	26	#1,538
1940	17	#1,964
1939	11	#2,590
1938	11	#2,578
1937	20	#1,735
1936	16	#1,950
1935	23	#1,550
1934	23	#1,556
1933	25	#1,470
1932	30	#1,346
1931	20	#1,749
1930	31	#1,371
1929	25	#1,554
1928	25	#1,636
1927	29	#1,522
1926	9	#3,268
1925	24	#1,747
1924	28	#1,612
1923	8	#3,640
1922	27	#1,611
1921	19	#2,048
1920	20	#1,952
1919	17	#2,063
1918	17	#2,101
1917	21	#1,708
1916	20	#1,739
1915	18	#1,799
1914	16	#1,665
1913	13	#1,670
1912	15	#1,421
1911	9	#1,656
1910	12	#1,335
1909	9	#1,471
1908	5	#2,101
1907	9	#1,384
1906	8	#1,416
1905	9	#1,297
1904	5	#1,876
1903	7	#1,440
1902	5	#1,792
1901	0	–
1900	10	#1,230
1899	7	#1,277
1898	7	#1,379
1897	11	#982
1896	7	#1,292
1895	12	#932
1894	0	–
1893	7	#1,175
1892	10	#958
1891	6	#1,213
1890	17	#642
1889	0	–
1888	0	–
1887	13	#633
1886	7	#897
1885	11	#658
1884	0	–
1883	7	#754
1882	6	#813
1881	7	#679
1880	5	#836

Nicknames for Delila

Lila 309 girls in the UK in 2025

Names like Delila

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Eliza Isabella Matilda Eva Ava Ada Isabelle Bella Nora Sophia Aurora Daisy

Other spellings of Delila

Delilah

Names related to Delila

Delia Della Dalilah Dela Dalila Delylah Deliah Delyla

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Delila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delila, updated 20 October 2026.