Spellings
Delilah or Dalilah?
In the US in 2025, 91% of babies in this name family were spelled Delilah and 4% Dalilah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Delilah91% of the family4,137 born in 2025#51 among girls+51% since 2015Dalilah4% of the family197 born in 2025#1,173 among girls−8% since 2015Dalila3% of the family139 born in 2025#1,525 among girls+5% since 2015Delylah1% of the family66 born in 2025#2,607 among girls−20% since 2015
Ten years ago
Delilah already led in 2015, with 86% of the family's births; it has 91% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,168 to 4,539 births (+43%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delilah | 2,740 | 4,137 | +51% |
| Dalilah | 214 | 197 | −8% |
| Dalila | 132 | 139 | +5% |
| Delylah | 82 | 66 | −20% |
How they sound
- Delilah /dɪˈlaɪlə/ (dih-LY-luh)
- Dalilah /dəˈlaɪlə/ (duh-LY-luh)
- Dalila /dəˈlaɪlə/ (duh-LY-luh)
- Delylah /dəˈlaɪlə/ (duh-LY-luh)
In France
In France in 2025: Delilah 5 births and Dalila 15 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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