Dalilah

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A few things about Dalilah you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dalilah

Dalilah Muhammad

American hurdler

Choose Dalilah and your child shares a first name with Dalilah Muhammad, an American hurdler. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dalilah, like who?” Dalilah Muhammad's Wikipedia article is available in 35 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,157 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dalilah, 197 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dalilah would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDalilah first shows up in US birth records in 1970, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 55 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2013, when it reached #988.
• 📈Then vs nowDalilah is 4.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 33,003 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 8,157.
• 🍂TrendDalilah has slipped 80 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,173. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDalilah is most popular in Colorado, where it ranks #634, followed by Illinois (#667) and Alabama (#819). It's in the top 1,000 in 8 states.
• 🌍OriginDalilah is the #8 most popular Swahili girl name in the US. That's out of 238 Swahili girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Dalilah

Dalilah is a girl name of African and Swahili origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-lah”. US birth records list Dalilah for girls from 1970 to 2025, in 52 of those 56 years. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked #988 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,173, with 197 babies.

Origin:African namesSwahili names