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Dalilah

Dalilah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“delicate”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
duh-LYE-luh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Delilah, from Hebrew Delilah/Delila, traditionally connected with a root meaning 'delicate' or 'languishing.' Best known from the biblical Samson story.

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How popular is Dalilah?

202472.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dalilah in 2024238

2024 rank#1,050 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18804,935

Dalilah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Dalilah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Daliladelicate; weak · 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

Dalilah questions

What does the name Dalilah mean?

Dalilah means "delicate". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Delilah, from Hebrew Delilah/Delila, traditionally connected with a root meaning 'delicate' or 'languishing.' Best known from the biblical Samson story.

Is Dalilah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Dalilah?

238 US babies were named Dalilah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Dalilah?

Dalilah is usually pronounced duh-LYE-luh.

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.