Is Delaine a boy or girl name?

Delaine is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,619 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 90.8% were girls and 9.2% were boys.

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Delaine

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Delaine was most popular in 1954, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,986 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,619 people named Delaine.

Delaine over time

Births per year. The dot marks Delaine’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Delaine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Delaine is mostly a girl’s name — 90.8% of the 2,619 Americans given it were girls and 9.2% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Delaine

Where Delaine is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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