Girls' name · since 1970
Dalilah
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 5,135 babies named Dalilah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,135
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,135 babies have been named Dalilah since 1970, making it today's #1178 girls' name.
Dalilah has 5,135 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1178 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,135 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalilah ranks #2,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,135 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,135
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dalilah's 5,135 recorded births place it above 96.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dalilah compares
5,135 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dalilah's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,135 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 263 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dalilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalilah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 263 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 263
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dalilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,232 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Dalilah's strongest decade.
2,232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dalilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 191
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,287 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,232 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,297 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,232 births (43% of all-time use).
How Dalilah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dalilah's total volume
Dalilah by state
Where Dalilah concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,383 | 26.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 860 | 16.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 243 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 200 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 138 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 121 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 92 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 92 | 1.8% |
1,383 of 5,135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Dalilah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dalilah's data
- Dalilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,232 total births) through the 2020s (1,297) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dalilahs (1,383 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dalilah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.