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Delilah

Delilah: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From Hebrew Delilah, traditionally connected with a root meaning 'delicate' or 'languishing.' In the Bible, Delilah is the woman who betrays Samson.

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How popular is Delilah?

20241,274 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Delilah in 20244,240

2024 rank#50 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188062,507

Delilah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Delilah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Dalilahdelicate · 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

Delilah questions

What does the name Delilah mean?

Delilah means "delicate". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Delilah, traditionally connected with a root meaning 'delicate' or 'languishing.' In the Bible, Delilah is the woman who betrays Samson.

Is Delilah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Delilah?

4,240 US babies were named Delilah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Delilah?

Delilah is usually pronounced dih-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.