Girls' name · since 1990
Delainey
Delainey has 2,092 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,394 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,092
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Delainey is the #1394 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,092 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Delainey recorded 2,092 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #1394 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,571 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,394 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,092 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delainey ranks #4,571 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,394 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,092 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,394 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,092
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delainey's 2,092 recorded births place it above 93.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delainey compares
2,092 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delainey's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delainey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,092 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 169 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delainey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delainey's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 169, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delainey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 169
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Delainey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (662 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Delainey's strongest decade.
662 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Delainey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 187
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
628 births
- 2010s
2010s
662 births
- 2020s
2020s
615 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 662 births (32% of all-time use).
How Delainey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delainey's total volume
Delainey by state
Where Delainey concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 94 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 70 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 63 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 60 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 49 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 38 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.5% |
109 of 2,092 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Delainey appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delainey's data
- Delainey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (662 total births) through the 2020s (615) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delaineys (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delainey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Delainey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.