Delilah
Delilah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin meaning “delicate, languishing, temptress.” It ranked #74 in the United States in 2025. From the Hebrew meaning delicate or languishing.
how do you pronounce Delilah?
deh-LY-lah
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what does Delilah mean?
The name Delilah means “delicate, languishing, temptress.” It comes from the Hebrew language tradition.
From the Hebrew meaning delicate or languishing. In the Bible, Delilah was the woman who discovered the source of Samson's strength and betrayed him to the Philistines.
where does the name Delilah come from?
From the Hebrew דְּלִילָה, generally connected to a root meaning to weaken or to languish, though a derivation from a word for night has also been proposed. The weakening sense fits the narrative so neatly that it may be a deliberate authorial choice.
the history of Delilah
Delilah discovers that Samson's strength lies in his hair and betrays him to the Philistines, which made her name a byword for treacherous seduction and kept it almost entirely out of use for centuries. Its modern revival is recent and substantial, entering the American top hundred in the 2010s — an unusual rehabilitation for a name with that reputation.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #74 |
| 2023 | #78 |
| 2022 | #82 |
| 2021 | #89 |
| 2020 | #96 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Delilah?
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who are famous people named Delilah?
- Delilah (biblical)
- Delilah (Tom Jones song)
what names are similar to Delilah?
what names go well with Delilah?
Sibling names that share Delilah's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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