Delaney

#242 for girls in 2025, 1,283 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 97.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
#169
2004 · 2,002 births
Debut · girls
1939
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
45,437
since 1939

Delaney over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Delaney has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #169, 2004girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#2421,283#6,80312
2024#2161,435#8,9878
2023#2351,287#5,25518
2022#2441,255#12,3305
2021#2691,164#6,33513
2020#3131,024#5,23517
2019#2861,158#8,2159
2018#2491,315#5,77015
2017#2511,266#7,09511
2016#2631,207#8,1469
2015#2431,328#12,0865
2014#2681,232#8,7818
2013#2491,280#6,60312
2012#2571,260#5,48216
2011#2371,337#5,20017
2010#2091,486#5,04718
2009#2411,388#4,92219
2008#2101,622#5,48716
2007#2031,689#5,66115
2006#1931,815#5,07217
2005#1901,828#5,57814
2004#1692,002#3,36828
2003#1751,856#4,27619
2002#1811,765#4,50217
2001#2041,583#3,97420
2000#2061,538#3,15027
1999#2141,459#2,66532
1998#2211,400#2,85128
1997#2581,120#2,75028
1996#2651,080#2,91125
1995#328820#3,55918
1994#515484#2,55629
1993#570418#3,81916
1992#704306#2,59927
1991#878226#3,63616
1990#1,008180#3,30918
1989#1,47199#3,32517
1988#2,44744#4,7869
1987#3,25728#3,20115
1986#3,20328#3,65312
1985#3,17028#3,40113
1984#3,61322#2,82416
1983#3,34024#4,9077
1982#3,41824#4,2349
1981#3,34025#3,85810
1980#5,24513#2,72917
1979#3,23625#2,31021
1978#3,63720#2,47318
1977#3,76119#2,66516
1976#4,15415#2,82614
1975#3,25921#3,42810
1974#3,42619#2,94612
1973#4,15514#1,92822
1972#3,89415#1,96621
1971#4,81011#2,20318
1970—#2,50914
1969#7,4715#3,3148
1968#5,6427—
1967—#2,13914
1966#4,8668#2,9868
1965—#2,47611
1964—#2,66510
1963—#3,0448
1962#6,5785#2,8489
1961#6,5675#2,9009
1960—#2,8719
1959—#3,6196
1958—#3,0338
1957—#2,8229
1956#5,9525#3,5356
1955#4,7407#2,43511
1954—#3,1767
1953—#2,9058
1952—#2,25112
1951—#3,3646
1950—#3,6815
1949—#3,0197
1948—#2,44310
1947—#3,7335
1946—#3,1736
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1942—#2,38610
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1939#4,2505#3,4805
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First appearance
1939

The first year at least five girls were named Delaney! It came in at #4,250, and was given to 5 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1939–1954, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Delaney is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,348 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 14,352 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedHITexas: #1,385 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 14,820 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Delaney, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#1,348 · 1 in 14,352
  2. Texas#1,385 · 1 in 14,820

Best ever in a state: #37 in Delaware, 2013.

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Texas#1,38591 in 14,820
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See more about Delaney
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 26 spots since 2024 (#216 → #242)
  • 71 spots since 2020 (#313 → #242)
  • 1 spot since 2015 (#243 → #242)
  • Biggest jump: 187 spots in 1995 (#515 → #328)
  • Biggest drop: 37 spots in 2019 (#249 → #286)
Rise & fade · girls
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1939
  • Peaked 2004 at #169 (2,002 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1991–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 917
  • Highest: 1 in 917 girls born in 2004 were named Delaney (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,253 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 37.6% of all girls named Delaney (17,086) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#4,250 (1939)#4,250
1940s0——
1950s12#4,740 (1955)#5,346
1960s30#4,866 (1966)#6,225
1970s159#3,236 (1979)#3,815
1980s335#1,471 (1989)#3,250
1990s7,493#214 (1999)#496
2000s17,086#169 (2004)#197
2010s12,869#209 (2010)#251
2020s7,448#216 (2024)#253

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Delaney in 1989

girls
#1,471
99 births · 1 in 18,622 girls
boys
#3,325
17 births · 1 in 117,702 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #1,471Delaney99

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #3,325Delaney17
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 18,622 of them was named Delaney, which outranked 89.9% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delaney
  1. #1,461Kenyetta100
  2. #1,461Shyla100
  3. #1,461Steffanie100
  4. #1,471Delaney99
  5. #1,471Aaron99
  6. #1,471Brieanna99
  7. #1,471Harmony99
  8. #1,479Adina98
  9. #1,479Amira98
  10. #1,479Ansley98

Tied with 7 names at #1,471; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 117,702 of them was named Delaney, which outranked 64.0% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delaney
  1. #3,205Tyshon18
  2. #3,205Wendy18
  3. #3,205Yee18
  4. #3,325Delaney17
  5. #3,325Adarius17
  6. #3,325Ahren17
  7. #3,325Alonza17
  8. #3,446Aakash16
  9. #3,446Aamir16
  10. #3,446Aden16

Tied with 120 names at #3,325; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →