Delylah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,619

among girls · ↓31 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Delylah · -3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 24,353

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2020

98 babies

All-time total

1,656

#5,355 all-time among girls

First recorded

1999

in Social Security records

Delylah popularity over time

1,656 babies have been named Delylah since 1999, 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

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
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1990s	11	1	–	#8,380
2000s	325	33	+2855%	#2,470
2010s	828	83	+155%	#2,048
2020s (to 2025)	492	82	-1%	#1,951

Where Delylah 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	64	0.04	outside top 500
2027	62	0.04	outside top 500
2028	60	0.04	outside top 500
2029	58	0.04	outside top 500
2030	57	0.04	outside top 500

Where Delylah is most popular

Girls named Delylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Michigan, and California.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Delylah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Texas	56	0.070	+43%
Michigan	12	0.066	+36%
California	51	0.061	+25%
Louisiana	5	0.057	+18%
Missouri	5	0.041	-15%
Florida	13	0.030	-37%
Illinois	6	0.026	-46%
Ohio	5	0.021	-57%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Delylah

Delylah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,619 in 2025 with 66 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 1,656 American babies have been named Delylah. Its peak came in 2020, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Delylah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Delylah?

The median living Delylah is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 1,600 people named Delylah are alive in the United States today.

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

Delylah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	66	#2,619
2024	68	#2,588
2023	74	#2,426
2022	93	#2,070
2021	93	#2,058
2020	98	#1,951
2019	93	#2,048
2018	87	#2,166
2017	79	#2,328
2016	89	#2,175
2015	82	#2,284
2014	84	#2,242
2013	82	#2,264
2012	85	#2,214
2011	69	#2,598
2010	78	#2,409
2009	60	#2,902
2008	77	#2,470
2007	61	#2,937
2006	25	#5,426
2005	21	#5,872
2004	19	#6,298
2003	15	#7,307
2002	20	#5,730
2001	19	#5,880
2000	8	#11,000
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Delylah?

The median living Delylah is about 9 years old. Half of all living Delylahs are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Delylah are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Delylah are alive in the United States, based on 1,656 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Delylah mean?

Spelling variant of Delilah.

How popular is the name Delylah in 2025?

Delylah ranked #2,619 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 66 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Delylah?

1,656 babies have been named Delylah in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Delylah most popular?

Delylah peaked in 2020, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Delylah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Delylah rising or falling?

Delylah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Delylah become more popular?

Delylah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 girls named Delylah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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