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Delight

/dɪˈlaɪt/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Delight has been given to about 1,051 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1946, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/dɪˈlaɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 590
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Delight per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1946 · 32
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,051
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Delight?

Its best year was 1946, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 1563rd. The typical living American called Delight is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Delight

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Delia0.65
  2. Demi0.57
  3. Delois0.55
  4. Delphia0.55
  5. Delilah0.53
  6. Deloris0.50
  7. Debbie0.49
  8. Della0.49

Middle names for Delight

Ranked by flow score
  1. Delight Anne0.81
  2. Delight Eve0.80
  3. Delight Elizabeth0.78
  4. Delight Catherine0.78
  5. Delight Josephine0.78
  6. Delight Rose0.77

Sibling names for Delight

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.80
  2. Elouisesister · 0.79
  3. Winonasister · 0.78
  4. Louiebrother · 0.77
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.76
  6. Otisbrother · 0.75

Where Delight is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Delight Anderson0.77
    2. Delight Reyes0.72
    3. Delight Nguyen0.72
    4. Delight Moore0.72
    5. Delight Lee0.72
    6. Delight Hall0.72

    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 Delight

    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.