Delon
Delon was the 5440th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1594th; the most babies were born in 1993 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 627 places. More babies were named Delon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,440 boys, up 2,789 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199340 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,416babies recorded
Delon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 38 since 1966.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,440 | 17 |
| 2020 | #8,229 | 9 |
| 2010 | #4,882 | 19 |
| 2000 | #2,688 | 34 |
| 1990 | #2,451 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,854 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,935 | 11 |
| 1960 | #3,755 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,407 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,568 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Delon, counting every spelling?
Delon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 17 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 17 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delon | 17 | #5,440 | 63 |
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 Delon?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Delon 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delon?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Delon are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 20 and 48. That makes Delon 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.
Delon by state
How common Delon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Delon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Delon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Delon
How popular is the name Delon?
Delon was the 5440th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1594th; the most babies were born in 1993 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 627 places. More babies were named Delon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Delon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Delon in the US.
Where is Delon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Delon was most common in Michigan (0.05 per 1,000 boys).