US rank #1679 Girls' name Peak 2003 5,053 births

Delanie — #1679 US girls' name

5,053 babies named Delanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51950s401960s371970s1301980s1211990s9282000s16782010s15162020s598
#1679
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Delanie was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

205 babies were named Delanie in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,053 babies named Delanie between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delanie currently holds the #1679 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 205 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delanie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,678 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Delanie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 554 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Delanie in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delanie 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 5,053 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.

Delanie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,053

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2003

205 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,679

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
205
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Delanie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,678 births that decade — 33% of Delanie's all-time total
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Delanie by state

Where Delanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Delanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
554 11.0%
#2 Texas
457 9.0%
#3 Illinois
227 4.5%
#4 Florida
205 4.1%
#5 Ohio
187 3.7%
#6 New York
160 3.2%
#7 Indiana
158 3.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
151 3.0%
California share of Delanie's total US births 11.0%
Even split

554 of 5,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Delanie appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delanie?
5,053 babies have been named Delanie since 1916. It currently ranks #1679 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 205 births.
When was Delanie most popular?
Delanie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,678 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Delanie most popular?
The top states for the name Delanie are California (554 births), Texas (457 births), Illinois (227 births).
How long has the name Delanie been used?
Delanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delanie?
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, 1916–2024 (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.