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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024girlsat 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 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #67 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 212 girlsAKMaine: #53 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 200 girlsMEVermont: #85 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 188 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #97 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 283 girlsNHWashington: #70 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 364 girlsWAIdaho: #54 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 247 girlsIDMontana: #68 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 236 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 516 girlsNDMinnesota: #60 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 305 girlsMNIllinois: #44 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 296 girlsILWisconsin: #46 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 267 girlsWIMichigan: #45 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 286 girlsMINew York: #84 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 498 girlsNYMassachusetts: #85 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 383 girlsMARhode Island: #66 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 220 girlsRIOregon: #51 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 268 girlsORNevada: #21 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 153 girlsNVWyoming: #40 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 118 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #80 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 278 girlsSDIowa: #38 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 219 girlsIAIndiana: #27 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 227 girlsINOhio: #42 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 274 girlsOHPennsylvania: #81 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 414 girlsPANew Jersey: #145 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 672 girlsNJConnecticut: #94 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 379 girlsCTCalifornia: #33 for girls · 641 births · 1 in 258 girlsCAUtah: #63 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 302 girlsUTColorado: #49 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 281 girlsCONebraska: #96 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 340 girlsNEMissouri: #33 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 229 girlsMOKentucky: #31 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 216 girlsKYWest Virginia: #26 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 149 girlsWVVirginia: #78 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 420 girlsVAMaryland: #100 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 473 girlsMDDelaware: #108 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 307 girlsDEArizona: #35 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 232 girlsAZNew Mexico: #26 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 171 girlsNMKansas: #50 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 267 girlsKSArkansas: #39 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 224 girlsARTennessee: #67 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 364 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #49 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 323 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #52 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 289 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #53 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 282 girlsOKLouisiana: #40 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 267 girlsLAMississippi: #58 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 297 girlsMSAlabama: #48 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 271 girlsALGeorgia: #48 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 345 girlsGAHawaii: #89 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 281 girlsHITexas: #39 for girls · 509 births · 1 in 321 girlsTXFlorida: #68 for girls · 212 births · 1 in 407 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#21 · 1 in 153
  2. West Virginia#26 · 1 in 149
  3. New Mexico#26 · 1 in 171
  4. Indiana#27 · 1 in 227
  5. Kentucky#31 · 1 in 216

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#21601 in 153
New Mexico#26291 in 171
West Virginia#26351 in 149
Indiana#271241 in 227
Kentucky#31811 in 216
California#336411 in 258
Missouri#331041 in 229
Arizona#351211 in 232
Iowa#38531 in 219
Arkansas#39471 in 224
Texas#395091 in 321
Louisiana#40641 in 267
Wyoming#4071 in 118
Ohio#421711 in 274
Illinois#441521 in 296
Michigan#451251 in 286
Wisconsin#46761 in 267
Alabama#48691 in 271
Georgia#481321 in 345
Colorado#49811 in 281
North Carolina#491431 in 323
Kansas#50431 in 267
Oregon#51491 in 268
South Carolina#52631 in 289
Maine#53151 in 200
Oklahoma#53521 in 282
Idaho#54281 in 247
Mississippi#58301 in 297
Minnesota#60701 in 305
Utah#63561 in 302
Rhode Island#66111 in 220
Alaska#6781 in 212
Tennessee#67881 in 364
Florida#682121 in 407
Montana#68121 in 236
Washington#70801 in 364
Virginia#78811 in 420
South Dakota#80111 in 278
Pennsylvania#811121 in 414
New York#841581 in 498
Massachusetts#85631 in 383
Vermont#8551 in 188
Hawaii#8981 in 281
Connecticut#94301 in 379
Nebraska#96221 in 340
New Hampshire#97131 in 283
Maryland#100441 in 473
Delaware#10871 in 307
New Jersey#145541 in 672
North Dakota#19451 in 516
District of Columbia———

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 2024

girls
#50
4,254 births · 1 in 381 girls

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #50Delilah4,254
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 381 of them was named Delilah, which outranked 99.7% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delilah
  1. #47Valentina4,456
  2. #48Victoria4,281
  3. #49Stella4,274
  4. #50Delilah4,254
  5. #51Maya4,230
  6. #52Hannah4,078
  7. #53Leah3,988
Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 756Ailany#857 → #101
  2. ↑ 439Aylani#1,001 → #562
  3. ↑ 426Marjorie#1,248 → #822
  4. ↑ 414Scottie#616 → #202
  5. ↑ 365Elodie#737 → #372
Fallers
  1. ↓ 605Emryn#887 → #1,492
  2. ↓ 307Zhuri#862 → #1,169
  3. ↓ 301Layne#974 → #1,275
  4. ↓ 273Alitzel#876 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 267Aleyna#964 → #1,231

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

See the top 100 for 2024 →