US rank #15481 Unisex name Peak 2004 629 births

Delayne — #15481 US unisex name

629 babies named Delayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s121940s611950s1001960s921970s241980s371990s832000s1362010s682020s16
#15481
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Delayne was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

20 babies were named Delayne in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 629 babies named Delayne between 1936 and 2024, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delayne currently holds the #15481 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Delayne is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 56 additional births since 1933.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delayne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Delayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delayne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delayne 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 629 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.

Delayne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

629

Since 1936

89 years of records

Peak year

2004

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,481

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1936

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delayne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1936

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
20
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
0510152025 202420122004199619821965195719481936 5

Delayne popularity over time — boys

56 total births recorded since 1933 (Delayne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 56 births
4.555.566.577.5 1971197019611959195819561953195219421933 6

Delayne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 22% of Delayne's all-time total
1930s121940s611950s1001960s921970s241980s371990s832000s1362010s682020s16

Delayne by state

Where Delayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1936

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.8%
Texas share of Delayne's total US births 0.8%

5 of 629 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delayne?
629 babies have been named Delayne since 1936. It currently ranks #15481 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 20 births.
When was Delayne most popular?
Delayne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Delayne most popular?
The top states for the name Delayne are Texas (5 births).
Is Delayne a unisex name?
Yes, Delayne is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 629 births, and as a boy's name it has 56 births.
How long has the name Delayne been used?
Delayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 89 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delayne?
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, 1936–2024 (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.