Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Delila is a variant of Delilah. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Delila is a variant of Delilah. The history of Delilah gives this family its wider story. Delilah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Delila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,574
- 0 boys · 3,574 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #3,412 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,412 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 118 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,685 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Delila
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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