Delayah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Beloved or loved by God..
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How popular is Delayah?
2017peak year
Today, Delayah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11358), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2017, 13 babies were given the name (ranked #8403 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Delayah has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 84 babies have been registered as Delayah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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