Is Delane a boy or girl name?

Delane is a unisex name. Of the 1,878 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 50.8% were girls and 49.2% were boys. It changed hands in 1971, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Delane

Recorded 1917–2024 · United States

Delane was most popular in 1957, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,513 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,878 people named Delane.

Delane over time

Births per year. The dot marks Delane’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Delane a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Delane is a unisex name — 50.8% of the 1,878 Americans given it were girls and 49.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1971 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. 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