Fun Facts About the Name Delaiah
- 39 babies named Delaiah: U.S. records list 39 babies given the name Delaiah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Delaiah Mean?
Delaiah is a Hebrew theophoric name meaning "Yah has delivered," or more literally "Yah has drawn." It is built from the Hebrew verb dalah (דלה), "to draw," used in the Bible for drawing water from a well (Exodus 2:16), and from Yah (יה), the short form of the divine name YHWH. The literal image is of drawing someone up or out; "delivered" is the customary English rendering of that figurative sense. The name occurs in a shorter Hebrew form, Dəlayāh (דְּלָיָה), and a longer form, Dəlayāhû (דְּלָיָהוּ).
Delaiah Name History & Origins
Delaiah is a biblical Hebrew name. The Hebrew Bible uses it for several different people: a descendant of David in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3:24 (spelled Dalaiah in some translations); the head of the twenty-third priestly division in 1 Chronicles 24:18; a court official in Jeremiah 36:12 and 36:25; and a family among the returning exiles in Ezra 2:60 and Nehemiah 7:62. Another Delaiah is the father of Shemaiah in Nehemiah 6:10.
The longer form Dəlayāhû is used of the official in Jeremiah 36, while the shorter Dəlayāh appears elsewhere. English Bibles transliterate both as Delaiah. In English the name is known chiefly from Bible translations, and it is not related to the similar-looking Delilah.
How Popular is the Name Delaiah?
Delaiah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #12,449 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,633 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,449 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,134 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,431 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,228 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #12,745 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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