Boys' name · since 1989

Delan

180 babies named Delan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,607 of 45,481
all-time among boys
180
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

Delan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 180 have been recorded since 1989.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delan has been recorded 180 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2023.

  • #13,607 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 180 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delan ranks #13,607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#13,607 of 45,481
all-time among boys
180
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Delan's 180 recorded births place it above 70.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Delan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Delan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
468101214 198919972000200320072010201420172023 8

Delan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (75 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Delan's strongest decade.

75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Delan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delan? ▼
180 babies have been named Delan since 1989. All-time, it sits at #13,607 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
Where does Delan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delan ranks #13,607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delan most popular? ▼
Delan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Delan been used? ▼
Delan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Delan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Delan's data

  • Delan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Delan

Nearby Names Like Delan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Delan

Delbert Boy
#6803 46,930 births
Delmar Boy
#5868 14,242 births
Delmer Boy
#12038 7,654 births
Delano Boy
#4151 5,531 births
Delvin Boy
#4554 5,328 births

Compare Delan side by side: Delan vs Delbert Delan vs Delmar Delan vs Delmer

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Kreig
180 births · Peak 1993
Anothy
180 births · Peak 1967
Cowan #12289
180 births · Peak 2005
Daruis
180 births · Peak 1996

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2023 (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 Delan 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.