Is Dela a boy or girl name?

Dela is a girl’s name. Of the 565 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.1% were girls and 0.9% were boys.

Dela

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Dela was most popular in 2025, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,631 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 565 people named Dela.

Dela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dela’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dela is a girl’s name — 99.1% of the 565 Americans given it were girls and 0.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org