US rank #16099 Unisex name Peak 2016 99 births

Delancey — #16099 US unisex name

99 babies named Delancey in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s272010s452020s22

The verdict

Delancey is currently the #16099 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls — 99 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.

#16099
among girls today
99
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade
9%
more common than other girls
#16099
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Delancey was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Delancey in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delancey

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Delancey between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delancey currently holds the #16099 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Delancey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1967.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delancey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delancey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delancey 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 99 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.

Delancey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

99

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,099

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delancey popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 202420212016201420122010200720041995 5

Delancey popularity over time — boys

28 total births recorded since 1967 (Delancey as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 20101993199219901967 5

Delancey by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
45 births that decade — 45% of Delancey's all-time total
1990s52000s272010s452020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delancey?
99 babies have been named Delancey since 1995. It currently ranks #16099 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Delancey most popular?
Delancey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Delancey a unisex name?
Yes, Delancey is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 99 births, and as a boy's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Delancey been used?
Delancey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delancey?
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, 1995–2024 (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.