girl's name
Delailah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 174
Delailah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 15 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
Delailah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 54 |
| 2010s | 83 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 37 |
How popular is Delailah?
In 2025, Delailah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Delailah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Delailah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Delailah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Delailah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Delailah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Delailah
How popular is the name Delailah?
In 2025, Delailah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Delailah a girl's or a boy's name?
Delailah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Delailah most popular?
Delailah peaked in 2009, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Delailah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Delailah currently ranks #11,819 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.