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Delano

/dɪˈlɑnoʊ/ · 99% boys · 25 born in 2025

Delano has been given to about 5,602 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1933, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dɪˈlɑnoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,326
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Delano per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1933 · 329
  • Born in 202525
  • All time5,602
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Delano?

Its best year was 1933, when 329 babies were given the name, ranking 302nd. The typical living American called Delano is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Delano

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dean0.60
  2. Demarco0.62
  3. Declan0.60
  4. Devan0.60
  5. Deane0.60
  6. Demario0.58
  7. Emiliano0.56
  8. Dylan0.55

Middle names for Delano

Ranked by flow score
  1. Delano Paul0.85
  2. Delano Lee0.85
  3. Delano Blake0.84
  4. Delano Bryce0.84
  5. Delano Wade0.84
  6. Delano Quinn0.84

Sibling names for Delano

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.82
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.82
  3. Georginasister · 0.81
  4. Barronbrother · 0.80
  5. Noeleither · 0.76
  6. Frankieeither · 0.75

Where Delano is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Delano White0.80
    2. Delano Reyes0.80
    3. Delano Nguyen0.80
    4. Delano Lee0.80
    5. Delano Hill0.80
    6. Delano Hall0.80

    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 Delano

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.