Delijah
Masculine · “my God is the Lord”
Delijah is given to both — 154 boys and 42 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Delijah joins the De- prefix to Elijah, and the prophet's Hebrew name is a challenge in itself — my God is the Lord, said directly to the priests of Baal.
How old is the name Delijah?
Delijah first appears in US birth records in 1997 — 28 years ago. Delijah is overwhelmingly a brand-new baby name right now — most Delijahs are still in diapers. About 200 people named Delijah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Delijah most popular?
Delijah peaked in 2025, reaching #1585 nationally. Today it ranks #1585, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
Where it comes from
From Eliyahu to Delijah
The story of Delijah
Elijah calls down fire on Mount Carmel and is taken up in a whirlwind; the name rose extraordinarily in American use from the 1990s, reaching the top ten. The De- prefix has been productive in American naming since the 1950s. Delijah appears in the American registers in the 2010s and is in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
my God is the Lord
Through Elijah, from the Hebrew Eliyahu — eli, 'my God', and Yahu, the divine name. The De- prefix is an American naming marker rather than a word and carries no meaning of its own. Whether Delijah is built on Elijah or on Delilah's sound is not documented, though the Elijah route is far likelier.
How the name formed
- Eliyahu
- Elijah
- Delijah
Related forms: Elijah · Eliyahu · Delijah
Pronouncing Delijah
duh-LY-juh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Elijah is uh-LY-juh with the same rhythm.
Nicknames for Delijah
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1997
- Most boys named
- 2025107 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1585reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +723.1%107 in 2025, from 13
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Delijah in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Elijah in English — related form
- Eliyahu in Hebrew — related form
- Delijah in English — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, North Carolina, Georgia.
Delijahs among us
people named Delijah are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 15,963 born in 2025 was named Delijah
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Livan test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Delijah's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Livan climbed just as high around 1998, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Livan's path sketches the road Delijah is walking now.
Delijah is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Delijah beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Delijah in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Elijah behind it has one of the most dramatic narratives in the Hebrew Bible.
- Lijah and Dee are two short forms, both with real use.
- Three syllables with a strong middle, a rhythm that carries well.
- Elijah is far commoner and will be assumed.
- It is close enough to Delilah in sound to be misheard.
- It is very new and will need spelling out.
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Masculine · #1585 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Delijahs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Delijah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Delijah in 2025?
- Delijah ranks #1585 among US boy names in 2025, with 107 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Delijah?
- About 1 in every 15,963 US boys born in 2025 was named Delijah — 107 in all.
- Will my child share the name Delijah with classmates?
- Delijah will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Delijah
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
Sulaiman#1585 · Zohan#1585 · Terrence#1585 · Chester#1585 · Karl#1585 · Nisaiah#1585 · Said#1585 · Amazi#1585
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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