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Delaney

/dəˈleɪni/ · 97% girls · #242 in the US for girls, 2025

Delaney has been given to about 46,650 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dəˈleɪni/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 46,180
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Delaney per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 2,030
  • Born in 20251,295
  • All time46,650
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Delaney?

Delaney ranks 242nd among American girls in 2025, with 1,295 born that year. Its best year was 2004, when 2,030 babies were given the name, ranking 169th. The typical living American called Delaney is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.16% of births.

Names that sound like Delaney

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laney0.74
  2. Deane0.69
  3. Destiney0.67
  4. Deanne0.66
  5. Kelsey0.63
  6. Delanie0.65
  7. Lacey0.63
  8. Kelley0.63

Middle names for Delaney

Ranked by flow score
  1. Delaney Anne0.83
  2. Delaney Rose0.79
  3. Delaney Marie0.79
  4. Delaney Grace0.79
  5. Delaney Eve0.79
  6. Delaney Jane0.79

Sibling names for Delaney

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mckennasister · 0.99
  2. Kameronbrother · 0.99
  3. Marianasister · 0.98
  4. Griffinbrother · 0.98
  5. Juliannasister · 0.98
  6. Kylerbrother · 0.98

Where Delaney is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maine0.16%
  2. South Dakota0.15%
  3. Delaware0.13%
  4. New Hampshire0.10%
  5. Rhode Island0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Delaney White0.74
  2. Delaney Nguyen0.74
  3. Delaney Moore0.74
  4. Delaney Hill0.74
  5. Delaney Hall0.74
  6. Delaney Brown0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Delaney

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Delaney across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.