Unisex name · since 1917
Delane
Delane has 955 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 955
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delane sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 955 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delane has been recorded 955 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2024.
- #7,761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 955 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delane ranks #7,761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 955 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 955
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delane's 955 recorded births place it above 89.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Delane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delane splits its recorded history at 1962: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (1954)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Delane popularity over time - boys
923 total births recorded since 1922 (Delane as boys' name)
Delane by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (244 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Delane's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Delane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 69
1930s
69 births
- 1940s
1940s
152 births
- 1950s
1950s
244 births
- 1960s
1960s
194 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 244 births (26% of all-time use).
How Delane 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 Delane's total volume
Delane by state
Where Delane concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
10 of 955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Delane's data
- Delane's decade-level peak was the 1950s (244 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.
- Alabama records the most Delanes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1917–2024 (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 Delane 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.