Dalila
Dalila was the 1528th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1209th with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 97 places. More babies were named Dalila in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Delilah) Origin uncertain · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,528 girls, up 152 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 139girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009207 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,042babies recorded
What does the name Dalila mean?
Dalila is a spelling of Delilah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Delilah's meaning and origin.
Delilah is the woman in the Book of Judges who discovers the secret of Samson's strength and betrays him to the Philistines. Wiktionary glosses the Hebrew name as '[she who] weakened', a meaning that fits the story closely. We could not confirm that reading in a second dictionary, so we treat it as a possible explanation rather than a settled one. Despite the character's role, the name is now used for girls as a soft-sounding biblical name, and Lila and Dee are among its short forms.
דְּלִילָה (Biblical Hebrew, “Delilah; '[she who] weakened' (per Wiktionary)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Only one dictionary source (Wiktionary) gives the 'weakened' meaning; a scholarly check is needed.
Related names: Delila, Lila, Dalila.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Delilah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Hebrew Bible, Judges 16:4, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
Dalila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,528 | 139 |
| 2020 | #1,680 | 122 |
| 2010 | #1,447 | 157 |
| 2000 | #1,663 | 106 |
| 1990 | #1,783 | 81 |
| 1980 | #1,751 | 63 |
| 1970 | #2,171 | 37 |
| 1960 | #2,255 | 27 |
| 1950 | #3,730 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dalila, counting every spelling?
Dalila is a spelling of Delilah, a name family that ranked #58 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,528 for Dalila on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,361 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delilah | 4,137 | #51 | 20,075 |
| Dalila | 139 | #1,528 | 701 |
| Delylah | 66 | #2,619 | 394 |
| Delyla | 19 | #6,177 | 106 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dalila?
139 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dalila (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dalila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dalila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dalila?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Dalila are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 12 and 36. That makes Dalila mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dalila by state
How common Dalila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dalila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dalila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dalila
What does Dalila mean?
The origin of Delilah is uncertain: Only one dictionary source (Wiktionary) gives the 'weakened' meaning; a scholarly check is needed.
How popular is the name Dalila?
Dalila was the 1528th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1209th with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 97 places. More babies were named Dalila in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dalila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dalila in the US.
Where is Dalila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dalila was most common in California (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Arizona.