Is Dalilah a boy or girl name?
Dalilah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 238 girls and 0 boys were named Dalilah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,935 US babies named Dalilah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,049
- Babies named Dalilah since 1970
- 4,935
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 263 babies
Boys and girls named Dalilah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,287 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,231 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,098 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,049 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,118 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,158 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,163 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,107 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,235 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,187 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,308 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,098 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,177 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,071 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 253 | #990 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 253 | #1,002 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,093 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,037 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 257 | #1,019 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 263 | #1,007 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,345 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,810 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,744 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,991 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,149 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,335 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,490 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,680 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,587 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,313 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,254 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,213 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,377 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,995 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,616 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,841 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,457 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,929 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,976 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,907 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,117 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,355 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,527 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,627 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,428 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,346 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,782 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,600 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,373 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,370 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,668 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,531 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,235 |
Highest rank
Dalilah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #990 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dalilah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.