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Delia

/ˈdiljə/ · 100% girls · 135 born in 2025

Delia has been given to about 37,380 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdiljə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 23,748
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Delia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 490
  • Born in 2025135
  • All time37,380
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Delia?

Its best year was 1957, when 490 babies were given the name, ranking 423rd. The typical living American called Delia is about 55 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Delia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Celia0.85
  2. Lelia0.85
  3. Elia0.85
  4. Melia0.85
  5. Delphia0.85
  6. Adelia0.84
  7. Dalia0.80
  8. Shelia0.75

Middle names for Delia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Delia Josephine0.84
  2. Delia Rose0.83
  3. Delia Louise0.83
  4. Delia June0.82
  5. Delia Pearl0.82
  6. Delia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Delia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Myrasister · 0.94
  2. Amosbrother · 0.94
  3. Lionelbrother · 0.93
  4. Rudybrother · 0.93
  5. Lenorasister · 0.93
  6. Frankieeither · 0.93

Where Delia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.01%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. Colorado0.01%
  4. Tennessee0.01%
  5. Washington0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Delia White0.78
  2. Delia Reyes0.78
  3. Delia Nguyen0.78
  4. Delia Moore0.78
  5. Delia Lee0.78
  6. Delia Hill0.78

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 Delia

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

Delia 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.