Delaine
Delaine was the 15491st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 1954 (65). More babies were named Delaine in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,491 girls, up 223 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195465 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,619babies recorded
Delaine popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 242 since 1923.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,491 | 5 |
| 2020 | #15,714 | 5 |
| 2010 | #15,463 | 6 |
| 2000 | #6,279 | 17 |
| 1990 | #8,035 | 10 |
| 1980 | #4,784 | 15 |
| 1970 | #1,987 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,659 | 46 |
| 1950 | #1,234 | 56 |
| 1940 | #1,297 | 33 |
| 1930 | #1,956 | 18 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Delaine, counting every spelling?
Delaine is the most common spelling of a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Delaine?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delaine (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Delaine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delaine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delaine?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Delaine are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 47 and 72. That makes Delaine a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Delaine by state
How common Delaine was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Delaine: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Delaine, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Delaine
How popular is the name Delaine?
Delaine was the 15491st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 1954 (65). More babies were named Delaine in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Delaine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Delaine in the US.
Where was Delaine most popular?
In 1952–1956, Delaine was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Georgia.