How Many People Are Named Delilah?
An estimated 58,656 people in the United States have the first name Delilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Delilah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 4,240 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delilah 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 Delilah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Delilah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
58,656
About 1 in 5,843 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
4,240 births
Total Registered
62,507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delilah
Delilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 62,507 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delilah as a female name
Ranked #50 in 2024
4,240 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (4,240 births)
Delilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delilah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 25,007 babies were registered. While Delilah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Delilah by Decade
How has Delilah 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.
Delilah by State
Birth registrations for Delilah span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Vermont, District of Columbia, Wyoming. On average, about 1,121 Delilahs were registered per state.
Delilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Delilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delilah?
We estimate approximately 58,656 people named Delilah 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 5,843 Americans share this first name.
Is Delilah a common name?
Delilah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 62,507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delilah most popular?
Delilah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 4,240 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delilah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delilah a female name?
Delilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delilah Smith, Delilah Johnson, Delilah 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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