Delano
Delano was the 4162nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 302nd with 316 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,629 places. More babies were named Delano in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,162 boys, down 1,222 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1933316 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,602babies recorded
Delano popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 71 since 1932.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,162 | 25 |
| 2020 | #2,940 | 40 |
| 2010 | #2,522 | 49 |
| 2000 | #1,505 | 80 |
| 1990 | #1,262 | 77 |
| 1980 | #1,105 | 67 |
| 1970 | #1,045 | 61 |
| 1960 | #1,074 | 52 |
| 1950 | #1,274 | 32 |
| 1940 | #830 | 57 |
| 1930 | #3,083 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Delano, counting every spelling?
Delano has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Delano?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delano (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Delano 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delano.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delano?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Delano are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 23 and 57. That makes Delano mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Delano by state
How common Delano was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys 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 Delano: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Delano, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Delano
How popular is the name Delano?
Delano was the 4162nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 302nd with 316 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,629 places. More babies were named Delano in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Delano a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Delano in the US.
Where is Delano most popular?
In 2021–2025, Delano was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Texas.