US rank #2591 Girls' name Peak 2020 1,586 births

Delylah — #2591 US girls' name

1,586 babies named Delylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s3252010s8262020s424
#2591
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Delylah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

97 babies were named Delylah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,586 babies named Delylah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delylah currently holds the #2591 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 826 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 312 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Delylah in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delylah 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 1,586 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.

Delylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,586

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2020

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,591

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
97
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080100120 20242020201620122008200420001999 11

Delylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
826 births that decade — 52% of Delylah's all-time total
1990s112000s3252010s8262020s424

Delylah by state

Where Delylah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Delylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
312 19.7%
#2 Texas
205 12.9%
#3 Florida
30 1.9%
#4 Michigan
28 1.8%
#5 Arizona
19 1.2%
#6 Illinois
19 1.2%
#7 Missouri
15 0.9%
#8 Ohio
15 0.9%
California share of Delylah's total US births 19.7%
Even split

312 of 1,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Delylah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delylah?
1,586 babies have been named Delylah since 1999. It currently ranks #2591 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 97 births.
When was Delylah most popular?
Delylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 826 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Delylah most popular?
The top states for the name Delylah are California (312 births), Texas (205 births), Florida (30 births).
How long has the name Delylah been used?
Delylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delylah?
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, 1999–2024 (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.