Dalila

Dalila: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “delicate; weak”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: duh-LYE-lə · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Dalila is a Romance-language form of Delilah, from Hebrew. In the Bible, Delilah is the woman who betrays Samson.

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How popular is Dalila?

202452.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Dalila in 2024172

2024 rank#1,328 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 18805,903

Dalila has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Dalila

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
Dalilahdelicate · Hebrew
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew

Dalila questions

What does the name Dalila mean?

Dalila means "delicate; weak". It comes from Hebrew. Dalila is a Romance-language form of Delilah, from Hebrew. In the Bible, Delilah is the woman who betrays Samson.

Is Dalila a boy or girl name?

Dalila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dalila?

172 US babies were named Dalila in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Dalila?

Dalila is usually pronounced duh-LYE-lə.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.