Gender
Origin
- African
- Desired or Languishing. The Biblical Delilah tempted Samson into revealing the secret of his superhuman strength.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dalila
Pronunciation
d(a)-li-la
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #1210, 206 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1525, 139 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 139 |
| 2024 | 172 |
| 2023 | 165 |
| 2022 | 124 |
| 2021 | 101 |
| 2020 | 122 |
| 2019 | 110 |
| 2018 | 147 |
| 2017 | 89 |
| 2016 | 137 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2689, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1968 (rank #108, 523 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1285, 26 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2014 | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence