US rank #3444 Girls' name Peak 2008 3,523 births

Delila — #3444 US girls' name

3,523 babies named Delila in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s561890s841900s671910s1581920s2141930s2101940s2271950s1811960s1221970s1911980s2821990s2372000s6362010s6342020s224
#3444
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Delila was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

118 babies were named Delila in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delila

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,523 babies named Delila between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delila currently holds the #3444 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delila performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 636 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Delila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 371 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Delila in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delila in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,523 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Delila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,523

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2008

118 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,444

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
118
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Delila by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
636 births that decade — 18% of Delila's all-time total
1880s561890s841900s671910s1581920s2141930s2101940s2271950s1811960s1221970s1911980s2821990s2372000s6362010s6342020s224

Delila by state

Where Delila concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Delila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
371 10.5%
#2 Texas
194 5.5%
#3 Illinois
46 1.3%
#4 New York
43 1.2%
#5 Ohio
31 0.9%
#6 Arizona
23 0.7%
#7 Indiana
18 0.5%
#8 Michigan
15 0.4%
California share of Delila's total US births 10.5%
Even split

371 of 3,523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Delila appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delila?
3,523 babies have been named Delila since 1880. It currently ranks #3444 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 118 births.
When was Delila most popular?
Delila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 636 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Delila most popular?
The top states for the name Delila are California (371 births), Texas (194 births), Illinois (46 births).
How long has the name Delila been used?
Delila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.