Is Delani a boy or girl name?

Delani is a girl’s name. Of the 2,140 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.6% were girls and 3.4% were boys.

Delani

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Delani was most popular in 2024, when 174 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,471 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,653, with 153 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,140 people named Delani.

Delani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Delani’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Delani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Delani is a girl’s name — 96.6% of the 2,140 Americans given it were girls and 3.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 95% girls and 5% 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 Delani

Where Delani 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