Delilah Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated June 7, 2024
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Fact: Delilah has been used in popular songs, such as โ€œHey There Delilahโ€ by Plain White Tโ€™s.

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A Deep Dive

Delilah Overview

Meaning

Delicate

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name โ€œDelilah,โ€ meaning โ€œdelicateโ€ or โ€œto flirt.โ€

Religion

Judaism

Pronunciation

/dษ™หˆlaษชlษ™/

Popularity

Delilah is a name that has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years, especially in English-speaking countries. Recently, Delilah has consistently ranked within the top 100 names for girls in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

33 (Nurturing, Spiritual, Expressive, Altruistic)

Name Styles

Cute, Religious and Spiritual, Vintage, Cool

Associated Traits

Graceful, charming, intelligent, independent

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Delilah is a biblical figure known from the Old Testament as the woman who betrayed Samson.
A Deep Dive

Delilah Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Dalila, Delila, Dalilah, Deliylah, Delyla

Common Nicknames

Lilah, Deli, Lila, Dee, Lily

Diminutives

Didi, Lilah, Della, Del, Lali

Famous People

  • Delilah
    (American Radio Host)
  • Delilah DiCrescenzo
    (American Athlete)
  • Delilah Belle Hamlin
    (American Model)
  • Delilah Rene
    (American Writer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Hey There Delilah"
    (Song)
  • "Delilah"
    (Film)
  • Delilah
    ("Samson and Delilah," Film)
  • Delilah Dingle
    ("Emmerdale," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Delilah?

Delilah means โ€œdelicateโ€ or โ€œamorousโ€ in Hebrew. The name suggests a personality that is charming and graceful, often seen as captivating and enchanting.

What Is the Origin of The Name Delilah?

Delilah has Hebrew origins. It is derived from the Hebrew word โ€œdelilah,โ€ meaning โ€œdelicate.โ€ The name is famously associated with the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, where Delilah is a figure known for her beauty and cunning.

Delilah Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Delilah in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#582021#582022#522023
Top 3 Rankings#522023#582021#582022

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Delilah

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
202352
(+6 from 2022)
4031
(+167 from 2022)
0.23045
202258
No change from 2021
3864
(+111 from 2021)
0.21550
202158
(+12 from 2020)
3753
(+337 from 2020)
0.20948
202070
(+18 from 2019)
3416
(+262 from 2019)
0.19325
201988
(+4 from 2018)
3154
(+146 from 2018)
0.17189
201892
(+10 from 2017)
3008
(+112 from 2017)
0.16175
2017102
(+13 from 2016)
2896
(+156 from 2016)
0.15330
2016115
(+1 from 2015)
2740
(+1 from 2015)
0.14154
2015116
(+14 from 2014)
2739
(+226 from 2014)
0.14040
2014130
(+5 from 2013)
2513
(+169 from 2013)
0.12846
2013135
(+19 from 2012)
2344
(+249 from 2012)
0.12160
2012154
(+17 from 2011)
2095
(+259 from 2011)
0.10802
2011171
(+16 from 2010)
1836
(+166 from 2010)
0.09475
2010187
(+4 from 2009)
1670
(-34 from 2009)
0.08517
2009191
(+2 from 2008)
1704
(-36 from 2008)
0.08414
2008193
(+104 from 2007)
1740
(+604 from 2007)
0.08354
2007297
(+250 from 2006)
1136
(+597 from 2006)
0.05367
2006547
(+38 from 2005)
539
(+52 from 2005)
0.02578
2005585
(+9 from 2004)
487
(+14 from 2004)
0.02400
2004594
(+17 from 2003)
473
(+35 from 2003)
0.02344
2003611
(+95 from 2002)
438
(+84 from 2002)
0.02183
2002706
(-42 from 2001)
354
(-25 from 2001)
0.01792
2001664
(+10 from 2000)
379
(+21 from 2000)
0.01913
2000674
(-25 from 1999)
358
(+3 from 1999)
0.01794
1999649
(+222 from 1998)
355
(+113 from 1998)
0.01824
1998871
(+23 from 1997)
242
(+17 from 1997)
0.01248
1997894
(+245 from 1996)
225
(+66 from 1996)
0.01178
19961139
(-8 from 1995)
159
(+4 from 1995)
0.00829
19951131
(+146 from 1994)
155
(+22 from 1994)
0.00807
19941277
(-27 from 1993)
133
(-5 from 1993)
0.00682
19931250
(+62 from 1992)
138
(+10 from 1992)
0.00700
19921312
(-149 from 1991)
128
(-23 from 1991)
0.00639
19911163
(+66 from 1990)
151
(+15 from 1990)
0.00743
19901229
(-137 from 1989)
136
(-17 from 1989)
0.00662
19891092
(-190 from 1988)
153
(-39 from 1988)
0.00768
1988902
(-105 from 1987)
192
(-27 from 1987)
0.00998
1987797
(+92 from 1986)
219
(+34 from 1986)
0.01168
1986889
(-157 from 1985)
185
(-51 from 1985)
0.01002
1985732
(-4 from 1984)
236
(+11 from 1984)
0.01278
1984728
(-51 from 1983)
225
(-27 from 1983)
0.01248
1983677
(+261 from 1982)
252
(+93 from 1982)
0.01408
1982938
(+219 from 1981)
159
(+44 from 1981)
0.00876
19811157
(-218 from 1980)
115
(-44 from 1980)
0.00643
1980939
(-135 from 1979)
159
(-37 from 1979)
0.00893
1979804
(+115 from 1978)
196
(+42 from 1978)
0.01137
1978919
(+7 from 1977)
154
(+3 from 1977)
0.00937
1977926
(+13 from 1976)
151
(+15 from 1976)
0.00918
1976939
(+12 from 1975)
136
(+4 from 1975)
0.00865
1975951
(-71 from 1974)
132
(-15 from 1974)
0.00846
1974880
(-44 from 1973)
147
(-9 from 1973)
0.00939
1973836
(+254 from 1972)
156
(+52 from 1972)
0.01004
19721090
(-123 from 1971)
104
(-27 from 1971)
0.00645
1971967
(-154 from 1970)
131
(-39 from 1970)
0.00747
1970813
(+362 from 1969)
170
(+80 from 1969)
0.00928
19691175
(+298 from 1968)
90
(+31 from 1968)
0.00511
19681473
(+66 from 1967)
59
(+6 from 1967)
0.00345
19671539
(+227 from 1966)
53
(+12 from 1966)
0.00309
19661766
(-250 from 1965)
41
(-13 from 1965)
0.00234
19651516
(-134 from 1964)
54
(-12 from 1964)
0.00295
19641382
(-156 from 1963)
66
(-14 from 1963)
0.00337
19631226
(-202 from 1962)
80
(-30 from 1962)
0.00402
19621024
(+35 from 1961)
110
(+3 from 1961)
0.00543
19611059
(-185 from 1960)
107
(-34 from 1960)
0.00515
1960874
(+127 from 1959)
141
(+30 from 1959)
0.00678
19591001
(-108 from 1958)
111
(-20 from 1958)
0.00534
1958893
(-88 from 1957)
131
(-27 from 1957)
0.00634
1957805
(-69 from 1956)
158
(-14 from 1956)
0.00753
1956736
(+53 from 1955)
172
(+24 from 1955)
0.00835
1955789
(-50 from 1954)
148
(-8 from 1954)
0.00738
1954739
(-132 from 1953)
156
(-58 from 1953)
0.00784
1953607
(-33 from 1952)
214
(-14 from 1952)
0.01109
1952574
(+65 from 1951)
228
(+44 from 1951)
0.01199
1951639
(+116 from 1950)
184
(+53 from 1950)
0.00996
1950755
(+148 from 1949)
131
(+35 from 1949)
0.00745
1949903
(+11 from 1948)
96
(+6 from 1948)
0.00547
1948914
(+303 from 1947)
90
(+35 from 1947)
0.00516
19471217
(-25 from 1946)
55
(+3 from 1946)
0.00303
19461192
(-17 from 1945)
52
(+7 from 1945)
0.00322
19451175
(-187 from 1944)
45
(-17 from 1944)
0.00334
1944988
(-104 from 1943)
62
(-16 from 1943)
0.00454
1943884
(-253 from 1942)
78
(-64 from 1942)
0.00543
1942631
(+178 from 1941)
142
(+62 from 1941)
0.01021
1941809
(+341 from 1940)
80
(+40 from 1940)
0.00642
19401150
(-18 from 1939)
40
(-1 from 1939)
0.00339
19391132
(-101 from 1938)
41
(-7 from 1938)
0.00362
19381031
(-102 from 1937)
48
(-7 from 1937)
0.00421
1937929
(-28 from 1936)
55
(-2 from 1936)
0.00499
1936901
(-35 from 1935)
57
(-6 from 1935)
0.00529
1935866
(+82 from 1934)
63
(+10 from 1934)
0.00580
1934948
(-25 from 1933)
53
(-1 from 1933)
0.00490
1933923
(+56 from 1932)
54
(+2 from 1932)
0.00516
1932979
(-26 from 1931)
52
(-1 from 1931)
0.00470
1931953
(-37 from 1930)
53
(-10 from 1930)
0.00480
1930916
(+78 from 1929)
63
(+10 from 1929)
0.00540
1929994
(-27 from 1928)
53
(-6 from 1928)
0.00458
1928967
(+160 from 1927)
59
(+13 from 1927)
0.00494
19271127
(-292 from 1926)
46
(-31 from 1926)
0.00372
1926835
(+239 from 1925)
77
(+27 from 1925)
0.00626
19251074
(-181 from 1924)
50
(-21 from 1924)
0.00396
1924893
(+19 from 1923)
71
(+7 from 1923)
0.00548
1923912
(+37 from 1922)
64
(+3 from 1922)
0.00511
1922949
(-3 from 1921)
61
No change from 1921
0.00489
1921946
(-32 from 1920)
61
(-2 from 1920)
0.00477
1920914
(-39 from 1919)
63
(-1 from 1919)
0.00506
1919875
(-27 from 1918)
64
(-8 from 1918)
0.00545
1918848
(+31 from 1917)
72
(+10 from 1917)
0.00599
1917879
(-39 from 1916)
62
(-3 from 1916)
0.00552
1916840
(+77 from 1915)
65
(+13 from 1915)
0.00599
1915917
(-90 from 1914)
52
(+2 from 1914)
0.00508
1914827
(-79 from 1913)
50
(+1 from 1913)
0.00628
1913748
(+120 from 1912)
49
(+16 from 1912)
0.00748
1912868
(+7 from 1911)
33
(+9 from 1911)
0.00562
1911875
(-94 from 1910)
24
(-6 from 1910)
0.00543
1910781
(-34 from 1909)
30
(+1 from 1909)
0.00715
1909747
(+102 from 1908)
29
(+8 from 1908)
0.00788
1908849
(+293 from 1907)
21
(+9 from 1907)
0.00592
19071142
(-140 from 1906)
12
(-2 from 1906)
0.00356
19061002
(-225 from 1905)
14
(-8 from 1905)
0.00447
1905777
(+28 from 1904)
22
(+2 from 1904)
0.00710
1904805
(+8 from 1903)
20
(+2 from 1903)
0.00684
1903813
(-79 from 1902)
18
(-4 from 1902)
0.00647
1902734
(+95 from 1901)
22
(+6 from 1901)
0.00785
1901829
(-26 from 1900)
16
(-5 from 1900)
0.00629
1900803
(-174 from 1899)
21
(-3 from 1899)
0.00661
1899629
(-19 from 1898)
24
(-4 from 1898)
0.00970
1898610
(+176 from 1897)
28
(+12 from 1897)
0.01021
1897786
(-32 from 1896)
16
(-2 from 1896)
0.00644
1896754
(+61 from 1895)
18
(+3 from 1895)
0.00714
1895815
(-172 from 1894)
15
(-6 from 1894)
0.00607
1894643
(+19 from 1893)
21
(+2 from 1893)
0.00890
1893662
(-24 from 1892)
19
(-1 from 1892)
0.00844
1892638
(-155 from 1891)
20
(-8 from 1891)
0.00889
1891483
(+95 from 1890)
28
(+8 from 1890)
0.01424
1890578
(-11 from 1889)
20
No change from 1889
0.00992
1889567
(+5 from 1888)
20
(+1 from 1888)
0.01057
1888572
(+36 from 1887)
19
(+5 from 1887)
0.01003
1887608
(-36 from 1886)
14
(-1 from 1886)
0.00901
1886572
(+57 from 1885)
15
(+3 from 1885)
0.00976
1885629
(-128 from 1884)
12
(-5 from 1884)
0.00845
1884501
(+78 from 1883)
17
(+6 from 1883)
0.01236
1883579
(+17 from 1882)
11
(+1 from 1882)
0.00916
1882596
(-57 from 1881)
10
No change from 1881
0.00864
1881539
(+8 from 1880)
10
No change from 1880
0.01012
1880547
First SSA data recorded
10
First SSA data recorded
0.01025

American States Popularity Rankings for Delilah

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

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Texas (TX)

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Illinois (IL)

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New York (NY)

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Florida (FL)

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Ohio (OH)

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Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#512021#452022#432023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#742021#482022#502023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#802021#722022#742023

Indiana (IN)

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North Carolina (NC)

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Georgia (GA)

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Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#622021#552022#542023

Washington (WA)

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Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#682021#542022#562023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#1152021#1122022#772023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#522021#672022#432023

Wisconsin (WI)

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Kentucky (KY)

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Nevada (NV)

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New Mexico (NM)

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New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#1772021#1602022#1522023

Minnesota (MN)

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Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#522021#402022#512023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#552021#362022#442023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#832021#592022#782023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#1342021#822022#932023

Massachusetts (MA)

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Louisiana (LA)

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South Carolina (SC)

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Utah (UT)

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Kansas (KS)

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Arkansas (AR)

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Iowa (IA)

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Mississippi (MS)

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Connecticut (CT)

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West Virginia (WV)

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Nebraska (NE)

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Idaho (ID)

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Maine (ME)

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Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#352021#842022#452023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1052021#542022#802023

Rhode Island (RI)

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New Hampshire (NH)

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South Dakota (SD)

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Montana (MT)

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North Dakota (ND)

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Delaware (DE)

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Wyoming (WY)

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District of Columbia (DC)

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Popularity Rankings for Delilah in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in England and Wales

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Popularity in Australia (NSW)

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Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#1342021#952022#632023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#1642021#1632022#992023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#1172021#1252022#1152023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#2062021#2012022#1592023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#3362021#2032022#1902023

Popularity in Puerto Rico

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Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#3262021#2972022

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#9142015#9062016#6012022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Delilah a Name for Boys or Girls?

Delilah is a girlโ€™s name. Its soft and melodic sound, along with its historical and cultural associations, makes it a popular choice for girls, reflecting qualities of beauty and grace.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Delilah

Delilah in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Delilah (Radio Host, born 1960): An American radio personality known for her syndicated show where she plays love songs and offers advice to callers.
  • Delilah DiCrescenzo (Athlete, born 1983): An American distance runner and steeplechaser, best known for being the inspiration behind the Plain White T's song "Hey There Delilah."
  • Delilah Belle Hamlin (Model, born 1998): An American model and social media influencer, daughter of actors Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin.
  • Delilah Rene (Writer, born 1960): An American radio personality and author known for her comforting voice and heartfelt stories.
  • Delilah ("Hey There Delilah," 2006 Song by Plain White T's): A popular song about a long-distance relationship and the hope of reuniting.
  • "Delilah" (1958 Film): A film depicting the story of a woman's journey of love and betrayal.
  • Delilah ("Samson and Delilah," 1949 Film): A biblical drama where Delilah betrays Samson by cutting his hair, which is the source of his strength.
  • Delilah Dingle ("Emmerdale," 1972 TV Series): A character in the British soap opera known for her complicated relationships and dramatic storylines.
  • Delilah ("Delilah," 1984 Song by Tom Jones): A song about a man who discovers his lover's infidelity and the tragic events that follow.
  • Delilah Bard ("A Darker Shade of Magic," 2015 Novel): A daring thief who gets involved in magical adventures across multiple Londons.
  • "Delilah" (2020 TV Series): Follows a woman named Delilah who becomes an advocate for social justice and fights against systemic issues.
  • Delilah Dixon ("Grey's Anatomy," 2005 TV Series): A patient who faces significant medical challenges and personal growth during her time at the hospital.
  • Delilah ("Firewatch," 2016 Video Game): A character who communicates with the protagonist, Henry, via radio, providing guidance and companionship.
  • Delilah Marvelle ("The School for Scandal," 1777 Play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan): A character who is involved in the intricate plots and schemes of high society.
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