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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014girlsat 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 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #151 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 433 girlsAKMaine: #134 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 452 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 539 girlsNHWashington: #126 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 581 girlsWAIdaho: #226 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 715 girlsIDMontana: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 598 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #179 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 748 girlsMNIllinois: #107 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 487 girlsILWisconsin: #173 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 700 girlsWIMichigan: #155 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 703 girlsMINew York: #186 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 915 girlsNYMassachusetts: #177 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 794 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedRIOregon: #82 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 368 girlsORNevada: #65 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 291 girlsNVWyoming: #101 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 246 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedSDIowa: #160 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 589 girlsIAIndiana: #113 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 485 girlsINOhio: #195 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 882 girlsOHPennsylvania: #197 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 887 girlsPANew Jersey: #282 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsNJConnecticut: #198 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 756 girlsCTCalifornia: #45 for girls · 683 births · 1 in 307 girlsCAUtah: #186 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 725 girlsUTColorado: #125 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 505 girlsCONebraska: #230 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 801 girlsNEMissouri: #147 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 661 girlsMOKentucky: #251 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsKYWest Virginia: #168 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 575 girlsWVVirginia: #313 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,382 girlsVAMaryland: #142 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 593 girlsMDDelaware: #129 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 402 girlsDEArizona: #76 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 391 girlsAZNew Mexico: #98 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 383 girlsNMKansas: #315 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsKSArkansas: #153 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 611 girlsARTennessee: #198 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 841 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #190 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 868 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #251 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Delilah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #158 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 649 girlsOKLouisiana: #272 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsLAMississippi: #170 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 663 girlsMSAlabama: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 967 girlsALGeorgia: #290 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsGAHawaii: #153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 462 girlsHITexas: #92 for girls · 332 births · 1 in 502 girlsTXFlorida: #183 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 854 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#45 · 1 in 307
  2. Nevada#65 · 1 in 291
  3. Arizona#76 · 1 in 391
  4. Oregon#82 · 1 in 368
  5. Texas#92 · 1 in 502

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#456831 in 307
Nevada#65371 in 291
Arizona#76811 in 391
Oregon#82421 in 368
Texas#923321 in 502
New Mexico#98181 in 383
Wyoming#10151 in 246
Illinois#1071211 in 487
Indiana#113631 in 485
Colorado#125461 in 505
Washington#126541 in 581
Delaware#12971 in 402
Maine#13481 in 452
Maryland#142411 in 593
Missouri#147411 in 661
Alaska#15161 in 433
Arkansas#153191 in 611
Hawaii#15371 in 462
Michigan#155601 in 703
Oklahoma#158261 in 649
Iowa#160221 in 589
New Hampshire#16771 in 539
West Virginia#168111 in 575
Mississippi#170171 in 663
Wisconsin#173331 in 700
Massachusetts#177321 in 794
Minnesota#179331 in 748
Florida#183981 in 854
New York#1861011 in 915
Utah#186251 in 725
North Carolina#190521 in 868
Ohio#195601 in 882
Pennsylvania#197601 in 887
Connecticut#198161 in 756
Tennessee#198371 in 841
Montana#20951 in 598
Idaho#22691 in 715
Nebraska#230101 in 801
Alabama#236201 in 967
Kentucky#251181 in 1,027
South Carolina#251181 in 1,014
Louisiana#272191 in 1,100
New Jersey#282291 in 1,280
Georgia#290371 in 1,303
Virginia#313271 in 1,382
Kansas#315111 in 1,179
District of Columbia———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———

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 2014

girls
#130
2,514 births · 1 in 711 girls

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #130Delilah2,514
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 711 of them was named Delilah, which outranked 99.3% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delilah
  1. #127Jordyn2,552
  2. #128Nicole2,540
  3. #129Adalynn2,523
  4. #130Delilah2,514
  5. #131Kinsley2,448
  6. #132Ariel2,445
  7. #133Kendall2,442
Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →