Delilah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- de-LY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #37 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #51 for girls
Delilah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 37th for girls in the UK (1,227 babies) and 51st for girls in the US (4,137 babies).
What does Delilah mean?
Hebrew: 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.
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Is Delilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Delilah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,227 girls in the UK and 4,137 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Delilah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #37among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,227about 1 in 230 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,227 girls in the UK were named Delilah, making it the 37th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 72nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 1,250 girls.
Half of all the girls named Delilah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 32nd in England and Wales, 122nd in Scotland and 177th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#33).
Delilah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,227 | #37 |
| 2024 | 1,229 | #37 |
| 2023 | 1,250 | #34 |
| 2022 | 1,089 | #47 |
| 2021 | 1,016 | #55 |
| 2020 | 824 | #72 |
| 2019 | 708 | #82 |
| 2018 | 611 | #93 |
| 2017 | 461 | #135 |
| 2016 | 408 | #149 |
| 2015 | 332 | #186 |
| 2014 | 302 | #197 |
| 2013 | 243 | #231 |
| 2012 | 218 | #255 |
| 2011 | 147 | #359 |
| 2010 | 94 | #485 |
| 2009 | 97 | #466 |
| 2008 | 105 | #442 |
| 2007 | 77 | #538 |
| 2006 | 38 | #853 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Delilah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #51among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4,137about 1 in 390 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4,137 girls in the US were named Delilah, making it the 51st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 70th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 4,254 girls.
Half of all the girls named Delilah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delilah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,137 | #51 |
| 2024 | 4,254 | #50 |
| 2023 | 4,049 | #52 |
| 2022 | 3,874 | #58 |
| 2021 | 3,761 | #58 |
| 2020 | 3,424 | #70 |
| 2019 | 3,158 | #88 |
| 2018 | 3,012 | #92 |
| 2017 | 2,898 | #102 |
| 2016 | 2,743 | #115 |
| 2015 | 2,740 | #115 |
| 2014 | 2,514 | #130 |
| 2013 | 2,347 | #135 |
| 2012 | 2,096 | #154 |
| 2011 | 1,838 | #171 |
| 2010 | 1,672 | #187 |
| 2009 | 1,705 | #190 |
| 2008 | 1,741 | #193 |
| 2007 | 1,136 | #297 |
| 2006 | 539 | #547 |
| 2005 | 487 | #585 |
| 2004 | 473 | #594 |
| 2003 | 438 | #611 |
| 2002 | 354 | #706 |
| 2001 | 379 | #664 |
| 2000 | 358 | #674 |
| 1999 | 355 | #649 |
| 1998 | 242 | #871 |
| 1997 | 225 | #893 |
| 1996 | 159 | #1,137 |
| 1995 | 155 | #1,128 |
| 1994 | 133 | #1,274 |
| 1993 | 138 | #1,248 |
| 1992 | 128 | #1,309 |
| 1991 | 151 | #1,157 |
| 1990 | 136 | #1,225 |
| 1989 | 153 | #1,088 |
| 1988 | 192 | #902 |
| 1987 | 219 | #798 |
| 1986 | 185 | #889 |
| 1985 | 236 | #732 |
| 1984 | 225 | #728 |
| 1983 | 252 | #677 |
| 1982 | 159 | #938 |
| 1981 | 115 | #1,158 |
| 1980 | 159 | #939 |
| 1979 | 196 | #804 |
| 1978 | 154 | #919 |
| 1977 | 151 | #926 |
| 1976 | 136 | #939 |
| 1975 | 132 | #951 |
| 1974 | 147 | #881 |
| 1973 | 156 | #837 |
| 1972 | 104 | #1,090 |
| 1971 | 131 | #967 |
| 1970 | 170 | #813 |
| 1969 | 91 | #1,169 |
| 1968 | 59 | #1,473 |
| 1967 | 53 | #1,537 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,766 |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,516 |
| 1964 | 66 | #1,383 |
| 1963 | 80 | #1,226 |
| 1962 | 110 | #1,024 |
| 1961 | 109 | #1,049 |
| 1960 | 139 | #885 |
| 1959 | 111 | #1,000 |
| 1958 | 131 | #891 |
| 1957 | 158 | #804 |
| 1956 | 172 | #735 |
| 1955 | 148 | #787 |
| 1954 | 156 | #738 |
| 1953 | 214 | #606 |
| 1952 | 228 | #573 |
| 1951 | 184 | #638 |
| 1950 | 131 | #754 |
| 1949 | 96 | #902 |
| 1948 | 90 | #913 |
| 1947 | 55 | #1,216 |
| 1946 | 52 | #1,191 |
| 1945 | 45 | #1,174 |
| 1944 | 62 | #988 |
| 1943 | 78 | #884 |
| 1942 | 142 | #631 |
| 1941 | 80 | #809 |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,150 |
| 1939 | 41 | #1,132 |
| 1938 | 48 | #1,031 |
| 1937 | 55 | #929 |
| 1936 | 57 | #901 |
| 1935 | 63 | #866 |
| 1934 | 53 | #948 |
| 1933 | 54 | #923 |
| 1932 | 52 | #979 |
| 1931 | 53 | #953 |
| 1930 | 63 | #916 |
| 1929 | 53 | #994 |
| 1928 | 59 | #967 |
| 1927 | 46 | #1,127 |
| 1926 | 77 | #836 |
| 1925 | 50 | #1,074 |
| 1924 | 71 | #893 |
| 1923 | 64 | #912 |
| 1922 | 61 | #949 |
| 1921 | 61 | #946 |
| 1920 | 63 | #914 |
| 1919 | 64 | #875 |
| 1918 | 72 | #848 |
| 1917 | 62 | #879 |
| 1916 | 65 | #840 |
| 1915 | 52 | #917 |
| 1914 | 50 | #827 |
| 1913 | 49 | #748 |
| 1912 | 33 | #868 |
| 1911 | 24 | #875 |
| 1910 | 30 | #781 |
| 1909 | 29 | #747 |
| 1908 | 21 | #849 |
| 1907 | 12 | #1,142 |
| 1906 | 14 | #1,002 |
| 1905 | 22 | #777 |
| 1904 | 20 | #805 |
| 1903 | 18 | #813 |
| 1902 | 22 | #734 |
| 1901 | 16 | #829 |
| 1900 | 21 | #803 |
| 1899 | 24 | #629 |
| 1898 | 28 | #610 |
| 1897 | 16 | #786 |
| 1896 | 18 | #754 |
| 1895 | 15 | #815 |
| 1894 | 21 | #643 |
| 1893 | 19 | #662 |
| 1892 | 20 | #638 |
| 1891 | 28 | #483 |
| 1890 | 20 | #578 |
| 1889 | 20 | #567 |
| 1888 | 19 | #572 |
| 1887 | 14 | #608 |
| 1886 | 15 | #572 |
| 1885 | 12 | #629 |
| 1884 | 17 | #501 |
| 1883 | 11 | #579 |
| 1882 | 10 | #596 |
| 1881 | 10 | #539 |
| 1880 | 10 | #547 |
Nicknames for Delilah
- Lila 309 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Delilah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aurora Aria Mila Arabella Ava Emilia Willow Lyla Elodie Harper Penelope Hallie
Other spellings of Delilah
Names related to Delilah
More Hebrew names
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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, “Delilah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delilah, updated 20 October 2026.