Name Legacy

Delany

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Delany was most popular in 2024, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,834 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,408 people named Delany.

Most popular in2024
Rank that year#3,834
Births that year90
Total since 18801,408
Given to100% girls

Delany over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Delany’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Delany a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Delany is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,408 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Delany

Where Delany 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