How Many People Are Named Delaney?
people named Delaney are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,426 people in the US has this name
Based on 46,650 babies named Delaney in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐ Rare
Peak Year
2,030 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname: either the English surname DELANEY (1) or the Irish surname DELANEY (2).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Delaney, 97.8% were girls and 2.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Delaney rose from 25.9% in the 1960s to 99% in the 2020s.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Delaney alive today is about 17 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 24 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Delaney first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2004, to 2,030 babies. In 2025, 1,295 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Delaney has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #169, in 2004. In 2025 it ranked #242.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #242 |
| Best rank | #169 (2004) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #197 in the 2000s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Delaney alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Delaney were born in California than in any other state: about 4,154 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Delaney was given 2.9 times as often in Delaware, 2.5 times in Nebraska and 2.3 times in New Hampshire.
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