Girls' name · since 1939
Delaney
45,437 babies named Delaney in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,437
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Delaney is the #242 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 45,437 recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Delaney recorded 45,437 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #242 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #242 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 45,437 born since 1939
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delaney ranks #633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #242 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 45,437 born since 1939, peaking in the 2000s.
- #633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,437
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Delaney's 45,437 recorded births place it above 99.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delaney compares
45,437 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Delaney's all-time total is 121x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delaney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45,437 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,002 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delaney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delaney's full recorded timeline at 1994, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 2,002 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delaney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 2,002
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Delaney popularity over time - boys
1,213 total births recorded since 1912 (Delaney as boys' name)
Delaney by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17,086 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Delaney's strongest decade.
17,086 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Delaney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 159
1970s
159 births
- 1980s 335
1980s
335 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,493 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,086 births
- 2010s
2010s
12,869 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,448 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17,086 births (38% of all-time use).
How Delaney 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 Delaney's total volume
Delaney by state
Where Delaney concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,177 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 2,821 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,749 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,539 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,481 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 2,242 | 4.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,862 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,773 | 3.9% |
4,177 of 45,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Delaney appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delaney's data
- Delaney's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (17,086 total births) through the 2020s (7,448) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delaneys (4,177 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 Delaney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Delaney 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.