US rank #1349 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,933 births

Delainey — #1349 US girls' name

1,933 babies named Delainey in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1349
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Delainey was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

169 babies were named Delainey in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delainey

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,933 babies named Delainey between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delainey currently holds the #1349 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 169 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delainey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 662 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delainey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 104 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Delainey in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delainey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,933 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Delainey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,933

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2024

169 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,349

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delainey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
169
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Delainey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
662 births that decade — 34% of Delainey's all-time total
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Delainey by state

Where Delainey concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Delainey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
104 5.4%
#2 Texas
79 4.1%
#3 Ohio
62 3.2%
#4 Michigan
53 2.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
53 2.7%
#6 Florida
44 2.3%
#7 Indiana
33 1.7%
#8 Illinois
32 1.7%
California share of Delainey's total US births 5.4%
Even split

104 of 1,933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Delainey appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delainey?
1,933 babies have been named Delainey since 1990. It currently ranks #1349 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 169 births.
When was Delainey most popular?
Delainey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 662 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Delainey most popular?
The top states for the name Delainey are California (104 births), Texas (79 births), Ohio (62 births).
How long has the name Delainey been used?
Delainey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delainey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.