Delia

Where Delia comes from

From Ancient Greek Δηλίᾱ (Dēlíā), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.
— Wiktionary's entry for Delia
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #126 among girls — 129 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1882
    Peak, #126
    143 babies named Delia — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1937
    Delia Derbyshire born
    English musician and composer of electronic music
  4. 1972
    Delia Grigore born
    Romanian Romani writer, philologist, academic and Romani rights activist
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Delia Derbyshire · English musician and composer of electronic music, 1937–2001
  • Delia Grigore · Romanian Romani writer, philologist, academic and Romani rights activist, born 1972
  • Delia Owens · American author and zoologist, born 1949
  • Delia Boccardo · Italian actress, born 1948
  • Delia Fiallo · Cuban author and screenwriter, 1924–2021

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.