girl's name
Dalilah
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,298
Dalilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 197 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Dalilah is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2008, when 263 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 16,829 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Dalilah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 43 |
| 1980s | 85 |
| 1990s | 191 |
| 2000s | 1,287 |
| 2010s | 2,232 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,297 |
How popular is Dalilah?
In 2025, Dalilah was given to 197 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Dalilah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dalilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dalilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dalilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Dalilah in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Delilah
Sibling names for Dalilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dalilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dalilah
How popular is the name Dalilah?
In 2025, Dalilah was given to 197 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Dalilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Dalilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dalilah most popular?
Dalilah peaked in 2008, when 263 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dalilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dalilah currently ranks #1,182 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.