Given name
Delaiah
“door of Yah”·“Yah has delivered”
Delaiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewדליה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Delaiah means “door of Yah” or “Yah has delivered.”
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Where it comes from
Delaiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb dala (דלה), “to hang or transport.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Delaiah appears in 1 Chronicles 3:24, Jeremiah 36:25.
- 1 Chronicles 3:24
- Jeremiah 36:25
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Delaiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 0 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,633 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,633 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Delaiah’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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