Girl's name
Delilah
Say it dih-LY-luh
Hebrew origin weakened
3 syllables
Where Delilah is loved, common and rare
Common across England and Wales and five more places. Rare in Canada, Scotland, Ireland and five more places.
1 in 215 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
England and Wales 32ndOntario 105thBritish Columbia 115th
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Every place
In 16 of the 40 official lists, among them England and Wales (32nd), Ontario (105th) and British Columbia (115th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 32nd 2025 | 1,180 | 1 in 215 |
| Queensland state | 41st 2025 | 112 | rank only |
| New South Wales state | 54th 2025 | 121 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 54th 2025 | 29 | rank only |
| New Zealand | 72nd 2025 | 51 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 76th 2025 | 81 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 105th 2024 | 99 | about 1 in 550 |
| British Columbia province | 115th 2023 | 26 | about 1 in 460 |
| Scotland | 122nd 2025 | 37 | 1 in 484 |
| Ireland | 160th 2025 | 29 | 1 in 728 |
| Northern Ireland | 177th 2025 | 10 | 1 in 729 |
| Quebec province | 775th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 5,201 |
| Switzerland | 1792nd 2025 | 2 | 1 in 16,997 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Italy | 2199th 2024 | 3 | 1 in 59,723 |
| France | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
Rare, below the listed names: the Netherlands, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
In the Bible, Delilah is the woman who betrays Samson. The name is borrowed from Hebrew d'līla, '[she who] weakened'.
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It has three syllables, dih-LY-luh, with a soft, flowing rhythm. Delila and Dalilah are variant spellings, and Delaila is another.
Delilah ranks high in England and Wales and is used in Queensland and New South Wales, but it is very rare in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. The Ontario and British Columbia records first show it in 1968 and place its peak in 2023. It is rising in eight places with no falls recorded, so its popularity is still growing.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- dih-LY-luh, 3 syllables
- Meaning
weakened
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Delaila
- Dalilah
- Delila
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 8 of 9 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 142 | 128 | 90 | 76 | 62 | 50 | 44 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
| Scotland | 502 | 289 | 348 | 343 | 276 | 164 | 163 | 99 | 131 | 122 |
| Northern Ireland | 440 | 355 | 424 | 178 | 206 | 201 | 159 | 134 | 177 | |
| Ireland | 750 | 579 | 568 | 621 | 410 | 336 | 203 | 190 | 181 | 160 |
| Ontario | 193 | 233 | 187 | 166 | 112 | 105 | 126 | 109 | 105 | |
| British Columbia | 209 | 313 | 313 | 305 | 272 | 176 | 130 | 115 | ||
| New South Wales | 92 | 94 | 90 | 55 | 66 | 54 | ||||
| Victoria | 89 | 99 | 81 | 66 | 76 | |||||
| Queensland | 97 | 75 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 41 | ||
| South Australia | 202 | 74 | 76 | 38 | 51 | 63 | 71 | 54 | ||
| New Zealand | 93 | 95 | 63 | 71 | 72 | |||||
| Quebec | 956 | 915 | 652 | 713 | 684 | 775 | ||||
| France | 3634 | 3608 | 3650 | 3443 | 3366 | |||||
| The Netherlands | 1003 | 665 | 811 | 986 | 947 | 868 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 1,180 | 465.9 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1,180 | 457.4 |
| 2023 | 32 | 1,194 | 465.4 |
| 2022 | 44 | 1,054 | 400.0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 981 | 358.0 |
| 2020 | 62 | 801 | 298.4 |
| 2019 | 76 | 695 | 248.2 |
| 2018 | 90 | 601 | 208.5 |
| 2017 | 128 | 444 | 148.5 |
| 2016 | 142 | 399 | 129.9 |
| 2015 | 166 | 330 | 107.2 |
| 2014 | 179 | 293 | 95.5 |
| 2013 | 214 | 237 | 76.8 |
| 2012 | 238 | 210 | 65.2 |
| 2011 | 328 | 146 | 45.4 |
| 2010 | 451 | 93 | 29.0 |
| 2009 | 434 | 96 | 30.6 |
| 2008 | 408 | 105 | 33.3 |
| 2007 | 504 | 76 | 24.8 |
| 2006 | 816 | 37 | 12.4 |
| 2005 | 1406 | 16 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 1617 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 1383 | 15 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | 1658 | 11 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | 1107 | 18 | 6.7 |
| 2000 | 1389 | 13 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 1557 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | 1697 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 1997 | 1234 | 15 | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 3126 | 4 | 1.4 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Delilah in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2018. First recorded in 1968. Her peak year there: 2023, at 189.6 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Delilah per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2023 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Delilah
1 in 596 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 716 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 183 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 185 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 131 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 232 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 338 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 587 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Delilah.
1 in 564 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Delilah.
Middle names for Delilah
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Delilah Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials DC
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Delilah Sophie
3-2 beats · initials DS
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Delilah Grace
3-1 beats · initials DG
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Delilah Olivia
3-4 beats · initials DO · Delilah slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Delilah slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Delilah Mia
3-2 beats · initials DM
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Delilah Ruby
3-2 beats · initials DR
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Delilah Rose
3-1 beats · initials DR
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Delilah Nora
3-2 beats · initials DN
Changes the beat after Delilah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Delilah
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 688 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
1 in 106 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
1 in 338 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
1 in 138 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
1 in 203 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
1 in 131 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
1 in 138 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
1 in 185 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Delilah across countries and decades.
Questions about Delilah
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Delilah?
Her best rank is No. 32 in England and Wales in 2025, about 1 in 215 girls. She is in the published lists of 16 of our 40 regions.
What does Delilah mean?
Wiktionary glosses Delilah as "weakened".
How do you pronounce Delilah?
dih-LY-luh, with 3 syllables.
Is Delilah getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 8 of 9 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Delilah?
The deck's top five sisters for Delilah: Addison, Ariella, Esme, Arabella and Hallie. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.