Total births
238
Girls' name · since 1959
Delania
238 babies named Delania in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15626
- among girls today
- 238
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
Delania currently ranks #15626 among girls' names in America, with 238 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Delania recorded 238 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #15626 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #15626 among girls today
- 238 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
- 12% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Delania is currently the #15626 girls' name in America, more common than 12% of girls - 238 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15626
- among girls today
- 238
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
Delania vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15626
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
1970s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Delania was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
15 babies were named Delania in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
How Delania compares
238 40th percentile among 17,726 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
Delania's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delania | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 238 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Delania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delania splits its recorded history at 1976: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delania at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1970
Current rank
#15,626
Active since
1959
Delania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (1970)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Delania by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Delania's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Delania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 93 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Delania? ▼
238 babies have been named Delania since 1959. It currently ranks #15626 among girls. The peak year was 1970 with 15 births.
When was Delania most popular? ▼
Delania was most popular in the 1970s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Delania been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Delania since 1959 -- 66 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Delania? ▼
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.
What to do with Delania's data
- Delania's decade-level peak was the 1970s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Delania
Nearby Names Like Delania
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Delania
Delores Girl
#10300 117,821 births
Della Girl
#579 70,810 births
Delilah Girl
#50 66,683 births
Delaney Girl
#216 45,437 births
Delia Girl
#1509 37,318 births
Compare Delania side by side: Delania vs Delores Delania vs Della Delania vs Delilah
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Darine #15624
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Chrissa #15628
705 births · Peak 1979
Cristen #15623
2,655 births · Peak 1982
Macrina #15629
184 births · Peak 2025
Channa #15622
873 births · Peak 1984
Trace #15630
348 births · Peak 1970
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1959–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Delania: #15626 Girls' Name - 238 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/delania. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Delania 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 June 2026.