Delaney Girl
How popular is Delaney?
#242 girl name in 2025
1,283 baby girls were named Delaney in the US in 2025, making it the 242nd most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
Delaney popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #242 for girls (▼ 26 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,283 girls, 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #243 in 2015, #313 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (2,002 girls) |
| Highest rank | #169 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1939 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Delaney counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Delaney family of names ranked #182 for girls in 2025 (#169 the year before), with 1,844 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Delaney | 1,283 | 70% |
| Delanie | 120 | 7% |
| Delani | 146 | 8% |
| Delainey | 157 | 9% |
| Delany | 59 | 3% |
| Dehlani | 36 | 2% |
| Delaynie | 9 | 0% |
| Delahni | 13 | 1% |
| Delanee | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Delaney is most popular
Babies named Delaney per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 3.3 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- New Hampshire: 3.0 per 1,000 (55 girls)
- Maine: 2.7 per 1,000 (41 girls)
- West Virginia: 2.4 per 1,000 (62 girls)
- Montana: 2.3 per 1,000 (31 girls)
Delaney by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1950s | 12 | #4,739 |
| 1960s | 30 | #4,865 |
| 1970s | 159 | #3,236 |
| 1980s | 335 | #1,468 |
| 1990s | 7,493 | #214 |
| 2000s | 17,086 | #169 |
| 2010s | 12,869 | #209 |
| 2020s | 7,448 | #216 |
Girl names about as popular as Delaney
Questions
- Is Delaney a boy or girl name?
- Delaney is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Delaney were girls.
- How popular is the name Delaney?
- 1,283 baby girls were named Delaney in the US in 2025, making it the 242nd most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
- When was Delaney most popular?
- Delaney peaked in 2004, when 2,002 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #169 in 2004.
- How many people are named Delaney?
- 46,650 babies have been named Delaney in the US since 1880. We estimate about 46,084 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Delaney most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Delaney was most common in Delaware, at 3.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.