Delilah

#51 for girls in 2025, 4,137 births

Peak · girls
#50
2024 · 4,254 births
Debut · girls
1880
10 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
66,683
since 1880

Delilah over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#514,137
2024#504,254
2023#524,049
2022#583,874
2021#583,761
2020#703,424
2019#883,158
2018#923,012
2017#1022,898
2016#1152,743
2015#1152,740
2014#1302,514
2013#1352,347
2012#1542,096
2011#1711,838
2010#1871,672
2009#1901,705
2008#1931,741
2007#2971,136
2006#547539
2005#585487
2004#594473
2003#611438
2002#706354
2001#664379
2000#674358
1999#649355
1998#871242
1997#894225
1996#1,139159
1995#1,131155
1994#1,277133
1993#1,250138
1992#1,312128
1991#1,160151
1990#1,229136
1989#1,091153
1988#902192
1987#798219
1986#889185
1985#732236
1984#728225
1983#677252
1982#938159
1981#1,158115
1980#939159
1979#804196
1978#919154
1977#926151
1976#939136
1975#951132
1974#881147
1973#837156
1972#1,090104
1971#967131
1970#813170
1969#1,16991
1968#1,47359
1967#1,53753
1966#1,76641
1965#1,51654
1964#1,38366
1963#1,22680
1962#1,024110
1961#1,049109
1960#885139
1959#1,001111
1958#892131
1957#805158
1956#736172
1955#788148
1954#739156
1953#607214
1952#574228
1951#639184
1950#755131
1949#90396
1948#91490
1947#1,21755
1946#1,19252
1945#1,17545
1944#98862
1943#88478
1942#631142
1941#80980
1940#1,15040
1939#1,13241
1938#1,03148
1937#92955
1936#90157
1935#86663
1934#94853
1933#92354
1932#97952
1931#95353
1930#91663
1929#99453
1928#96759
1927#1,12746
1926#83677
1925#1,07450
1924#89371
1923#91264
1922#94961
1921#94661
1920#91463
1919#87564
1918#84872
1917#87962
1916#84065
1915#91752
1914#82750
1913#74849
1912#86833
1911#87524
1910#78130
1909#74729
1908#84921
1907#1,14212
1906#1,00214
1905#77722
1904#80520
1903#81318
1902#73422
1901#82916
1900#80321
1899#62924
1898#61028
1897#78616
1896#75418
1895#81515
1894#64321
1893#66219
1892#63820
1891#48328
1890#57820
1889#56720
1888#57219
1887#60814
1886#57215
1885#62912
1884#50117
1883#57911
1882#59610
1881#53910
1880#54710
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Delilah was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 12 girls a year got the name.

Where Delilah is popular in 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedNHWashington: #428 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsWAIdaho: #381 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #368 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsMNIllinois: #188 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 857 girlsILWisconsin: #393 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,962 girlsWIMichigan: #438 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,406 girlsMINew York: #272 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsNYMassachusetts: #350 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedRIOregon: #533 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,395 girlsORNevada: #212 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 796 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #217 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 651 girlsSDIowa: #482 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsIAIndiana: #213 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsINOhio: #360 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsOHPennsylvania: #482 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsPANew Jersey: #552 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,943 girlsNJConnecticut: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsCTCalifornia: #158 for girls · 307 births · 1 in 770 girlsCAUtah: #380 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsUTColorado: #282 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedNEMissouri: #660 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,706 girlsMOKentucky: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedWVVirginia: #386 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,832 girlsVAMaryland: #488 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,334 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedDEArizona: #285 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsAZNew Mexico: #155 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 532 girlsNMKansas: #413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedARTennessee: #441 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,170 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #556 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,830 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #484 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,106 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #503 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,225 girlsOKLouisiana: #323 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,412 girlsLAMississippi: #387 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsMSAlabama: #616 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsALGeorgia: #834 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,518 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedHITexas: #231 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 1,135 girlsTXFlorida: #397 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#155 · 1 in 532
  2. California#158 · 1 in 770
  3. Illinois#188 · 1 in 857
  4. Nevada#212 · 1 in 796
  5. Indiana#213 · 1 in 1,004

Best ever in a state: #17 in Nevada, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#155161 in 532
California#1583071 in 770
Illinois#188791 in 857
Nevada#212161 in 796
Indiana#213331 in 1,004
South Dakota#21751 in 651
Texas#2311491 in 1,135
Connecticut#255121 in 1,153
New York#272701 in 1,396
Colorado#282221 in 1,130
Kentucky#283161 in 1,280
Arizona#285301 in 1,265
Louisiana#323151 in 1,412
Massachusetts#350151 in 1,850
Ohio#360311 in 1,850
Minnesota#368151 in 1,787
Utah#380121 in 1,635
Idaho#38151 in 1,425
Virginia#386211 in 1,832
Mississippi#38781 in 1,593
Wisconsin#393131 in 1,962
Florida#397421 in 2,126
Kansas#41381 in 1,759
Washington#428161 in 1,956
Michigan#438191 in 2,406
Tennessee#441151 in 2,170
Iowa#48261 in 2,323
Pennsylvania#482211 in 2,673
South Carolina#48491 in 2,106
Maryland#488111 in 2,334
Oklahoma#50381 in 2,225
Oregon#53371 in 2,395
New Jersey#552141 in 2,943
North Carolina#556171 in 2,830
Alabama#61671 in 3,049
Missouri#66081 in 3,706
Georgia#834121 in 4,518
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Delilah
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#50 → #51)
  • 19 spots since 2020 (#70 → #51)
  • 64 spots since 2015 (#115 → #51)
  • Biggest jump: 356 spots in 1970 (#1,169 → #813)
  • Biggest drop: 291 spots in 1927 (#836 → #1,127)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2024 at #50 (4,254 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1997–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 381
  • Highest: 1 in 381 girls born in 2024 were named Delilah (0.26%)
  • Latest: 1 in 389 girls born in 2025 (0.26%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 37.5% of all girls named Delilah (25,018) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s138#501 (1884)#571
1890s209#483 (1891)#660
1900s195#734 (1902)#850
1910s501#748 (1913)#846
1920s605#836 (1926)#961
1930s539#866 (1935)#958
1940s740#631 (1942)#986
1950s1,633#574 (1952)#754
1960s802#885 (1960)#1,303
1970s1,477#804 (1979)#913
1980s1,895#677 (1983)#885
1990s1,822#649 (1999)#1,091
2000s7,610#190 (2009)#506
2010s25,018#88 (2019)#129
2020s23,499#50 (2024)#57

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Delilah in 2007

girls
#297
1,136 births · 1 in 1,692 girls

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #297Delilah1,136
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 1,692 of them was named Delilah, which outranked 98.6% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delilah
  1. #294Miriam1,146
  2. #295Georgia1,143
  3. #295Melody1,143
  4. #297Delilah1,136
  5. #298Lizbeth1,133
  6. #299Josie1,129
  7. #300Ivy1,128
Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2007 →