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What does Delilah mean?
Delilah 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced dee-LYE-lah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Delilah is "languishing, lovelorn, seductive". Biblical: the woman who beguiled Samson into revealing the secret of his superhuman strength.
STARTS WITH Del-
Variations
VARIANTS Dalila, Delila, Lila▲, Lilah▲
SEE ALSO Lyla
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Delilah Lylah (D.L.), ..
How popular is Delilah?
Delilah is a very prominent first name for women (#1095 out of 4276, Top 26%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Delilah reached its apex position of #94 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Delilah (#94 LAST YEAR) appearing in the Top 2000 are Lyla (#128), Lila (#224), Lilah (#287), Dalila (#1480) and Delila. Usage of these forms of Delilah is at its highest today (USAGE OF 0.5%). Lila is more universally found than the rest, though Lyla has grown trendy as well over time.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aaliyah▲, Adellah, Alicah, Alikah, Aliyah▲, Alizah, Alliah, Beaulah, Beulah▼, Bewlah, Daijah▼, Daliah, Dalina, Daliyah, Dalyah, Danila, Datiah (see Datya), Decima, Deelia, Deija, Deijah, Dela, Delana, Delena, Delfa, Delfina, Delia▼, Delie, Delight, Delina, Delinda, Deline, Delisa, Delisha, Delissa, Deliza, Della▼, Dellina, Delpha, Demia, Demonah, Denah, Denica, Denisa, Denita, Derica, Devorah, Diella, Dila, Dilla, Docila, Dyllan, Eilah, Galilah, Geiliyah, Gelila, Gelilah, Gilah, Giliyah, Glilah (see Galila), Jamilah, Kalilah, Keilah, Kelila, Kelulah, Keziah▲, Kylilah, Leelah, Leilah▲, Nabilah, Nailah▲, Peliah, Selimah, Tzilah and Zillah. These names tend to be less frequently used than Delilah.
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