Delilah · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Delilah, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	110
1881	109
1882	93
1883	98
1884	132
1885	90
1886	104
1887	96
1888	106
1889	112
1890	105
1891	151
1892	94
1893	89
1894	94
1895	64
1896	76
1897	68
1898	108
1899	103
1900	70
1901	67
1902	83
1903	69
1904	73
1905	75
1906	47
1907	38
1908	63
1909	84
1910	76
1911	57
1912	59
1913	78
1914	66
1915	53
1916	62
1917	57
1918	62
1919	57
1920	53
1921	49
1922	51
1923	53
1924	57
1925	41
1926	65
1927	39
1928	51
1929	47
1930	56
1931	50
1932	49
1933	54
1934	51
1935	60
1936	55
1937	52
1938	43
1939	37
1940	35
1941	66
1942	105
1943	56
1944	47
1945	34
1946	33
1947	31
1948	53
1949	56
1950	76
1951	102
1952	123
1953	114
1954	80
1955	76
1956	86
1957	77
1958	65
1959	55
1960	69
1961	54
1962	56
1963	42
1964	35
1965	31
1966	24
1967	32
1968	36
1969	54
1970	97
1971	79
1972	68
1973	107
1974	100
1975	91
1976	93
1977	98
1978	101
1979	122
1980	96
1981	69
1982	94
1983	151
1984	134
1985	137
1986	108
1987	126
1988	108
1989	83
1990	72
1991	81
1992	69
1993	76
1994	74
1995	88
1996	91
1997	129
1998	137
1999	200
2000	197
2001	210
2002	197
2003	240
2004	258
2005	264
2006	284
2007	591
2008	921
2009	928
2010	941
2011	1,045
2012	1,190
2013	1,338
2014	1,407
2015	1,535
2016	1,548
2017	1,679
2018	1,771
2019	1,882
2020	2,118
2021	2,292
2022	2,362
2023	2,523
2024	2,626
2025	2,574

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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West Virginia 2.4×
Alaska 2.3×
Nevada 2.2×
New Mexico 1.9×
Mississippi 1.8×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 4,137
Rank in 2025: #51
How rare: 1 in 388 girls
Since 1880: 66,683

Most popular in 2024, at 2,626 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 68% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
West Virginia	2.4×	94
Alaska	2.3×	29
Nevada	2.2×	156
New Mexico	1.9×	71
Mississippi	1.8×	123

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.