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girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Delila

Meaning Delilah is a feminine given name of uncertain meaning Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,412 Trend → Stable

Delilah is a feminine given name of uncertain meaning.

Rank 2025
#3,412
among girls · ↑58 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Delila
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
118 babies
All-time total
3,574
#3,208 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Delila popularity over time

3,574 babies have been named Delila since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1887Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 56 6 – #638
1890s 84 8 +50% #644
1900s 67 7 -20% #1,249
1910s 158 16 +136% #1,354
1920s 214 21 +35% #1,530
1930s 210 21 -2% #1,351
1940s 227 23 +8% #1,270
1950s 181 18 -20% #2,029
1960s 122 12 -33% #3,069
1970s 191 19 +57% #3,041
1980s 282 28 +48% #2,077
1990s 237 24 -16% #3,199
2000s 639 64 +170% #1,828
2010s 635 64 -1% #2,193
2020s (to 2025) 271 45 -29% #2,968

Where Delila is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 46 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Delila

Delila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,412 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,574 American babies have been named Delila. Its peak came in 2008, when 118 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Delila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Delila?

The median living Delila is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 44. An estimated 2,700 people named Delila are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Delila year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 45 #3,412
2024 45 #3,470
2023 50 #3,234
2022 56 #2,968
2021 36 #4,040
2020 39 #3,743
2019 50 #3,185
2018 44 #3,520
2017 43 #3,576
2016 55 #3,022
2015 66 #2,689
2014 51 #3,197
2013 85 #2,193
2012 73 #2,502
2011 82 #2,281
2010 86 #2,240
2009 108 #1,938
2008 118 #1,828
2007 85 #2,279
2006 63 #2,787
2005 51 #3,092
2004 60 #2,720
2003 43 #3,373
2002 37 #3,613
2001 31 #4,043
2000 43 #3,180
1995 23 #4,381
1990 26 #3,928
1985 40 #2,446
1980 18 #4,187
1975 14 #4,407
1970 19 #3,332
1965 10 #4,265
1960 16 #3,114
1955 19 #2,569
1950 15 #2,690
1945 20 #1,889
1940 17 #1,980
1935 23 #1,560
1930 31 #1,375
1925 24 #1,759
1920 20 #1,964
1915 18 #1,817
1910 12 #1,354
1905 9 #1,326
1900 10 #1,249
1895 12 #944
1890 17 #644
1885 11 #664
1880 5 #853

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Delila, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Delila?

The median living Delila is about 21 years old. Half of all living Delilas are between 13 and 44 years old.

How many people named Delila are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Delila are alive in the United States, based on 3,574 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Delila mean?

Delilah is a feminine given name of uncertain meaning.

How popular is the name Delila in 2025?

Delila ranked #3,412 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Delila?

3,574 babies have been named Delila in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Delila most popular?

Delila peaked in 2008, when 118 newborns received the name.

Is Delila a boy or girl name?

Delila is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Delila rising or falling?

Delila is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Delila become more popular?

Delila looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Delila in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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