Delylah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning delicate, languishing; a modern respelling of Delilah.
Delylah by the numbers
Delylah was given to 79 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 89 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Delilah
Like Delylah, 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)
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Other names in the records within a letter or two of Delylah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Delylah
Names that are said the same way as Delylah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Delylah, 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)
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