Delany
Delany was the 2866th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2123rd with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 279 places. More babies were named Delany in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,866 girls, up 695 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202490 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,408babies recorded
Delany popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,866 | 59 |
| 2020 | #3,561 | 42 |
| 2010 | #3,085 | 54 |
| 2000 | #4,692 | 25 |
| 1990 | #6,985 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Delany, counting every spelling?
Delany has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Delany?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delany (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Delany 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delany.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delany?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Delany are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Delany mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Delany by state
How common Delany was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.5×), California (1.8×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Delany
How popular is the name Delany?
Delany was the 2866th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2123rd with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 279 places. More babies were named Delany in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Delany a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Delany in the US.
Where is Delany most popular?
In 2021–2025, Delany was most common in Texas (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.