Girls' name · since 2002

Delayni

Delayni has 133 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#24,026 of 72,339
all-time among girls
133
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

133 girls have been named Delayni since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delayni has been recorded 133 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.

  • #24,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 133 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delayni ranks #24,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,026 of 72,339
all-time among girls
133
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Delayni's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delayni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Delayni's full recorded timeline at 2012, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Delayni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
468101214 2002200620092012201520222024 5

Delayni by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 44% of the file).

2010s was Delayni's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Delayni births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delayni?
133 babies have been named Delayni since 2002. All-time, it sits at #24,026 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
Where does Delayni sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delayni ranks #24,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delayni most popular?
Delayni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Delayni been used?
The SSA has tracked Delayni since 2002 -- 23 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Delayni?
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 Delayni's data

  • Delayni's decade-level peak was the 2010s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Delayni

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delayni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2024 (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 Delayni 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.