Delilah Forename

41,033rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 17,869 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Delilah Forename Definition:

A Scripture name, in Hebrew דְּלִילָה, D’liyláh, signifying weak, delicate.

Delilah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
10,1391:35,7572,293
Philippines
 
99%
3,4811:30,4542,686
Papua New Guinea
100%
1,8941:4,304458
Indonesia-3341:772,34651,536
Malawi
100%
2751:62,2273,900
Canada
100%
2581:128,4245,885
Nigeria
100%
1831:970,29724,522
India
100%
1451:8,378,469267,909
Kenya-1371:338,00811,167
South Africa
100%
1311:416,28021,118
Zambia-1031:153,9306,037
England
100%
981:567,37711,528
Netherlands
100%
891:189,9117,337
Solomon Islands
100%
731:7,958843
Jamaica-451:64,0723,301
Australia-411:333,1136,403
Uganda
100%
391:1,050,17717,920
Namibia-371:64,9783,614
New Zealand-361:126,0014,937
Zimbabwe
100%
331:467,38821,637
Malaysia
100%
281:1,087,49837,481
Thailand
 
97%
201:3,503,29176,523
Tanzania
100%
201:2,639,41622,786
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Guyana
100%
131:58,7125,245
Brazil
100%
131:16,479,704171,823
Puerto Rico-121:295,8583,040
Croatia
100%
121:351,4234,684
China-91:151,783,97666,907
Taiwan
100%
91:2,641,07657,947
Mexico
100%
91:13,793,82537,132
Sweden
100%
81:1,232,23822,791
Guam-71:22,9492,164
Cameroon-71:3,087,21557,282
Italy
100%
71:8,723,15629,138
Singapore-61:1,047,84215,242
Israel
50%
 
61:1,400,48616,782
Venezuela-61:5,033,64967,876
Switzerland
100%
51:1,642,69915,939
Afghanistan
100%
51:6,524,70331,933
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Denmark-31:1,883,16617,701
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
Liberia
100%
31:1,470,68725,732
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Hungary
100%
21:4,895,8864,852
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Belize
100%
21:177,1545,935
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Jordan-21:4,413,3878,826
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
France
100%
11:66,470,34085,030
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509

The alternate forms: Délilah (1) are calculated separately.

Delilah (159) may also be a surname.

Delilah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Scripture name, in Hebrew דְּלִילָה, D’liyláh, signifying weak, delicate.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Del'-e-lah, poor, head of hair, bucket. A beautiful woman, who lived in the valley of Sorek, with whom Samson was in love. Judges xvi. 4, &c.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: brought low.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: Languishing: delicate: temptress.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Delilah Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Délilah951/
Delailah931,122/
Deliliah93189/
Deleilah9330/
Delielah9322/
Delileah935/
Delilaha934/
Ddelilah933/
Dehlilah933/
Deililah933/
Dealilah932/
Delilahd932/
Dhelilah931/
Dielilah931/
Delihlah931/
Delilaah931/
Delilahh931/
Delilach931/
Delila9210,623/
Deililiah883/
Delaillah882/
Delailiah881/
Deliailah881/
Dalilah863,038/
Delaila861,689/
Delilia86205/
Deleila8665/
Deliela8647/
Delilat8636/
Delilha8631/
Dililah8628/
Delylah8624/
Dehlila8622/
Daelila8619/
Delihla8617/
Delelah8613/
Delilas868/
Deelila866/
Dealila866/
Delhila865/
Deliloh864/
Dylilah864/
Dolilah864/
Dielila863/
Dhelila863/
Delilaa863/
Deilila862/
Deluila862/
Delgila862/
Delilya862/
Delilad861/
Delilau861/
Deliola861/
Deloila861/
Deulila861/
Dahlilah8086/
Dilailah8076/
Deelaila8021/
Dallilah8019/
Dhelaila8018/
Delaihla8014/
Dalilaha808/
Delullah808/
Deelylah807/
Dalielah807/
Dalailah806/
Deloilay806/
Dhalilah806/
Delailla806/
Delailha805/
Delhaila805/
Deililia804/
Delaylah804/
Delailai803/
Dehlaila803/
Dililiah803/
Dielaila803/
Dalileah802/
Daililah802/
Dehleila802/
Dheliela802/
Delyliah802/
Delielia802/
Delilias802/
Delealah802/
Dylailah802/
Dylielah801/
Dielilia801/
Delajlah801/
Delhilla801/
Deliehla801/
Delielha801/
Delilaij801/
Deleelah801/
Deleilla801/
Deleliah801/
Deslilas801/
Dehlilia801/
Dealilha801/
Daylilah801/
dela Lah801/
Deluilas801/
Du Lilah801/
Dalila77286,502/
Delela77196/
Delyla77123/
Dilila77109/
Dolila7792/
Delilo7749/
Delula777/
Délila773/
Delhillia752/
Dheyllila751/
Dallila71767/
Dalilia71543/
Dahlila71137/
Delayla7198/
Deleela7191/
Delilou7175/
Dhalila7154/
Dalaila7142/
Dalhila7139/
Daleila7137/
Dileila7130/
Dalelah7122/
Dailila7117/
Dalilea7117/
Delelia7113/
Dalulah7111/
Dalelia7111/
Dylaila7110/
Dalylah719/
Dililia719/
Dollila718/
Dolilia717/
Dililap717/
Deslela715/
Diolila715/
Dilelia714/
Delesla714/
Dhelyla714/
Dalihla714/
Dalilai714/
Daylila714/
dela La714/
Dilelah713/
Dalilay713/
Dalilaa713/
Dolilea712/
Daliléa712/
Delylia712/
Deliley712/
Deleala712/
Delelha712/
Deleyla712/
Delilio712/
Da'lila711/
Délilha711/
Dilylah711/
Diloila711/
Dililaa711/
Dililai711/
Dililas711/
Djlaila711/
Dhaliullah711/
Delajla711/
Delulia711/
Deleilo711/
Delelea711/
Deleula711/
Dolelia711/
Daliula711/
Dalílah711/
Daalila711/
Deilela711/
Dielela711/
Delehla711/
Telwila711/
Dalilho711/
Delilei711/
Dyolila711/
Dhelela711/
Delaylla677/
Deilaila675/
Deeleela674/
Daloilay674/
della Lo674/
Dheleela673/
Dahlaila673/
Dhallila673/
Daleilia672/
Dahalila672/
Delyhlia672/
Delgelia672/
Dalailaa672/
Dallilia672/
Diolilia672/
Dielilou671/
Dislaila671/
Dilehlah671/
Dilaylah671/
Dhalaila671/
Deloislo671/
Delyulya671/
Deleelaa671/
Deleslia671/
Dallelia671/
Dallilya671/
Dalielia671/
del Wily671/
Dalullah671/
Dailelia671/
Dhalilia671/
Deloylia671/
Dyolaila671/
Diolaila671/
Diolelia671/
Dhelayla671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Delilah