Delilah

Meaning: She who weakened
Origin: Hebrew — Biblical name of the woman who betrayed Samson

Nicknames: Lilah

Girl's name · #51 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Delilah reached its best rank, #50, in 2024 and ranked #51 in 2025. About 67,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Already rising, US births of Delilah increased from 539 in 2006 to 1,136 in 2007, when the Plain White T’s took “Hey There Delilah” to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#32 in England & Wales (2025) · #41 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #54 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #72 in New Zealand (2025) · #76 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #122 in Scotland (2025) · #135 in Canada (2025) · #160 in Ireland (2025) · #177 in N. Ireland (2025) · #1,981 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,294 in Austria (2025) · #2,377 in Italy (2024) and 5 more.

Famous Delilahs

Delilah Rene — American radio personality and host (born 1958)
Delilah DiCrescenzo — American runner (born 1983)
Delilah Bon — English singer (born 1997)
Delilah S. Dawson — American author (born 1977)
Delilah Belle Hamlin — American model, actress, and singer (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

Delilah — Judges (Bible)
Delilah Dastardly — Wacky Races (TV series)
Delilah Fielding — NCIS (TV series)

What Delilahs become

Among 27 notable people named Delilah:

Entertainers appear 3.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Delilah, British singer-songwriter (born 1990).

Spellings & nicknames

About 1,500 girls a year are given Lilah as their full name.

Similar names: Lilah · Lia · Delaney · Sadie · Aria · Naomi

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