US rank #6025 Girls' name Peak 2008 667 births

Delyla — #6025 US girls' name

667 babies named Delyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s302000s2202010s2902020s115
#6025
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Delyla was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

43 babies were named Delyla in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 667 babies named Delyla between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delyla currently holds the #6025 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delyla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 290 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Delyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Delyla in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delyla 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 667 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.

Delyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

667

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2008

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,025

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
43
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Delyla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
290 births that decade — 43% of Delyla's all-time total
1980s121990s302000s2202010s2902020s115

Delyla by state

Where Delyla concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Delyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 10.8%
#2 Texas
62 9.3%
#3 Illinois
5 0.7%
California share of Delyla's total US births 10.8%
Even split

72 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delyla?
667 babies have been named Delyla since 1984. It currently ranks #6025 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 43 births.
When was Delyla most popular?
Delyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 290 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Delyla most popular?
The top states for the name Delyla are California (72 births), Texas (62 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Delyla been used?
Delyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delyla?
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, 1984–2024 (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.