Delilah

duh-LY-luh

Girl

Average rank #90 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English

Means "delicate, weak, languishing" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the lover of Samson, whom she betrays to the Philistines by cutting his hair, which is the source of his power. Despite her character flaws, the name began to be used by the Puritans in the 17th century. It has been used occasionally in the English-speaking world since that time.

How popular is Delilah?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#33

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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#122

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#160

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#51

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

#54

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#135

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#72

in 2025

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