Delilah

Girls

Best rank #50 (2024) · ranked in 8 years

Ranked in 8 years, Delilah reached its best position of #50 in 2024.

It climbed from #92 in 2018 to #51 in 2025.

The latest tally (2025) puts Delilah at #51.

In 2024, 4,254 babies were given the name Delilah.

Delilah was most popular around 2024, making it characteristic of the 2020s generation.

Rank by year

11020201820222025
  1. 2025514,137
  2. 2024504,254
  3. 2023524,049
  4. 2022583,874
  5. 2021583,761
  6. 2020703,424
  7. 2019883,158
  8. 2018923,012

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Where Delilah is most popular

In 2025, Delilah was recorded in 48 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 4,128 births nationwide.

The largest share came from California at 564 births, 13.7% of the national total, where it ranked #102 that year.

By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 41.2% of Delilah births, against 10.9% Northeast, 22.4% Midwest, 25.4% West.

State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Delilah placed as high as #69 in West Virginia and as low as #399 in New Jersey.

The 3 jurisdictions without a figure are not zeros. SSA withholds any name with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given state and year to protect privacy.

Top states, 2025

  1. 1California564 · #102 there
  2. 2Texas485 · #125 there
  3. 3Florida242 · #152 there
  4. 4Ohio178 · #100 there
  5. 5New York154 · #217 there

Share by census region

  • Northeast10.9%
  • Midwest22.4%
  • South41.2%
  • West25.4%

Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states

Frequently asked questions

Is Delilah a popular name?
Delilah reached a best rank of #50 in 2024 and has charted in 8 years.
Where does Delilah rank now?
In the most recent data (2025), Delilah ranks #51.
Is Delilah a boy or girl name?
It is recorded primarily as a girls' name.
When was Delilah most popular?
Delilah peaked around 2024.

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)