How Many People Are Named Delailah?
An estimated 165 people in the United States have the first name Delailah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Delailah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delailah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Delailah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
165
About 1 in 2,077,299 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
15 births
Total Registered
166
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delailah
Delailah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 166 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delailah as a female name
Ranked #12,450 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (15 births)
Delailah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delailah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. While Delailah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Delailah by Decade
How has Delailah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Delailah by State
Delailah + Last Name Combinations
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Delailah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delailah?
We estimate approximately 165 people named Delailah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,077,299 Americans share this first name.
Is Delailah a common name?
Delailah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 166 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delailah most popular?
Delailah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delailah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delailah a female name?
Delailah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delailah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delailah Smith, Delailah Johnson, Delailah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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