Delilah
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Delilah is a Hebrew name meaning “delicate,” with “amorous” and “languishing” also suggested. Delilah is also read as “seductive” or “desirable.” In the Book of Judges, Delilah won Samson's love and betrayed his secret strength to the Philistines, and Tom Jones later made her the subject of a hit song. Despite the story, the name sounds lilting and feminine, with friendly nicknames like Lilah and Della.
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Unusual Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Delilah in different languages / cultures
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Delilah is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Delilah in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 4,137 girls were named Delilah, making it the #51 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 66,683 girls have been named Delilah, with the most (4,254) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in West Virginia, Wyoming and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Australia (New South Wales) | #54 girls | 121 | NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Australia (Victoria) | #76 girls | 81 | Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, 2025 |
| Canada (Ontario) | #105 girls | 99 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #775 girls | 5 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| England and Wales | #32 girls | 1,180 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #160 girls | 29 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| New Zealand | #72 girls | 51 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #177 girls | 10 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #177 girls | 10 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #122 girls | 37 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Wales | #69 girls | 35 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Delilah
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Delilah, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Delilah | 1989 | South Pacific | 111 km/h |
| Tropical depression Delilah | 1967 | South Indian Ocean | 56 km/h |
| Tropical storm Delilah | 1950 | Western Pacific | 111 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Delilah songs
15 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Delilah in their title. The best known:
- Delilah – Tom Jones (1967)
- Hey There Delilah – Plain White T's (2006)
- Delilah – John Deacon (1990)
- Modern Day Delilah – Kiss (2009)
- Delilah – Florence + the Machine (2015)
- Samson and Delilah (1927)
- Sam and Delilah – George Gershwin (1930)
- Samson and Delilah
- Beautiful Delilah – Chuck Berry
- Delilah – The Dresden Dolls
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Delilah
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Delilah.
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Fictional characters named Delilah
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Delilah as a pet name
FurryName has found 442 dogs named Delilah in public pet registers, making it the #418 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (9), Surf Coast Shire (5), Richmond (3). Delilah as a dog name →
FurryName has found 21 cats named Delilah in public pet registers, making it the #387 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (7), Vancouver (2), Golden Plains Shire (1). Delilah as a cat name →
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