Girls' name · since 1880
Delila
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,574 babies named Delila, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,392 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,574
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Delila currently ranks #3392 among girls' names in America, with 3,574 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Delila recorded 3,574 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #3392 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,207 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,392 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,574 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delila ranks #3,207 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,392 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,574 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,392 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,574
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Delila's 3,574 recorded births place it above 95.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delila compares
3,574 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Delila's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,574 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delila's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 118, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Delila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (639 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Delila's strongest decade.
639 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Delila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 56
1880s
56 births
- 1890s 84
1890s
84 births
- 1900s 67
1900s
67 births
- 1910s 158
1910s
158 births
- 1920s 214
1920s
214 births
- 1930s 210
1930s
210 births
- 1940s 227
1940s
227 births
- 1950s 181
1950s
181 births
- 1960s 122
1960s
122 births
- 1970s 191
1970s
191 births
- 1980s
1980s
282 births
- 1990s 237
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
639 births
- 2010s
2010s
635 births
- 2020s
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 639 births (18% of all-time use).
How Delila 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 Delila's total volume
Delila by state
Where Delila concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 371 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 194 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 46 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 44 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 31 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 23 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 18 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.4% |
371 of 3,574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Delila appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delila's data
- Delila's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (639 total births) through the 2020s (271) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delilas (371 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delila: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Delila 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.