Dalila

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⭐ Famous Dalila

Dalila Di Lazzaro

Italian actress and writer

Choose Dalila and your child shares a first name with Dalila Di Lazzaro, an Italian actress and writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dalila, like who?” Dalila Di Lazzaro's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 11,561 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dalila, 139 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dalila would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDalila first shows up in US birth records in 1944, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 81 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2009, when it reached #1,207.
• 🚀TrendDalila has climbed 153 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,525. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedDalila is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #704, followed by Minnesota (#835). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.

About the name Dalila

Dalila is a girl name of Hebrew and Swahili origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ila”. US birth records list Dalila for girls from 1944 to 2025, in 78 of those 82 years. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked #1,207 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,525, with 139 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesSwahili names