Delila
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning delicate or weak; variant of Delilah.
Delila by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Delila. In the US, 41 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 118 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Delilah
Like Delila, each of these traces back to Delilah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Dalilahgentle or delicate; a variant of Delilah178 in the US (2017)
- Deliahdelicate; a variant spelling of Delilah21 in the US (2017)
- Deliliahdelicate, weak; a form of Delilah8 in the US (2017)
- Delilah-Maidelicate; a form of Delilah with Mai6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dellahdelicate; a form of Delilah6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Delila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Delila
Names that are said the same way as Delila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Delila, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
- Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Winniegentle friend; diminutive of Winfred or Winifred416 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Delila
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