Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Delilah name popularity since 1925
65,320 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Delilah. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Delilah is about 10 years old in 2026. Delilah peaked in 2024 as the #50 name for girls, and it ranked #51 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 65,320
- Named Delilah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #51
- for girls in 2025 (4,137 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 65,320 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.53× its national share
Peak year is the year Delilah made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Delilah births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Delilah both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1985 and 1990, Delilah's share of baby girls fell by 48%, from 1 in 7,290 to 1 in 14,000.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, it became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 4,170 baby girls to 1 in 1,090.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Delilah's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Delilah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Delilah in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 285 | – |
| 1930s | 539 | #867 |
| 1940s | 740 | #1,176 |
| 1950s | 1,633 | #792 |
| 1960s | 802 | #1,520 |
| 1970s | 1,477 | #953 |
| 1980s | 1,895 | #732 |
| 1990s | 1,822 | #1,133 |
| 2000s | 7,610 | #585 |
| 2010s | 25,018 | #115 |
| 2020–25 | 23,499 | #51 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
65.7% of babies named Delilah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Delilah is most popular
The index compares Delilah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Delilah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.53× | 779 |
| Arizona | 2.14× | 1,719 |
| New Mexico | 2.12× | 724 |
| California | 2.03× | 13,315 |
| Texas | 1.72× | 8,345 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Delilah and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Delilah (this page) | 65,320 | 2024 |
| Delila | 3,107 | 1890 |
| Delylah | 1,656 | 2020 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Delilah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Delilah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Delilah (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data