Girls' name · since 1916
Delanie
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 5,176 babies named Delanie, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,176
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,176 babies have been named Delanie since 1916, making it today's #1707 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delanie has been recorded 5,176 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #1707 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, 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 1916 to 2025.
- #2,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,707 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,176 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delanie ranks #2,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,707 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,176 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,176
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Delanie's 5,176 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delanie compares
5,176 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Delanie's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delanie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,176 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delanie's full recorded timeline at 1992, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 205 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Delanie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,678 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Delanie's strongest decade.
1,678 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Delanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s 121
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
928 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,678 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,516 births
- 2020s
2020s
721 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,678 births (32% of all-time use).
How Delanie 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 Delanie's total volume
Delanie by state
Where Delanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 566 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 472 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 232 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 215 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 196 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 160 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 158 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 156 | 3.0% |
566 of 5,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Delanie appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delanie's data
- Delanie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,678 total births) through the 2020s (721) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delanies (566 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 Delanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Delanie 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.