Is Delight a boy or girl name?

Delight is a girl’s name. Of the 1,051 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Delight

Recorded 1897–2024 · United States

Delight was most popular in 1946, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,661 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,051 people named Delight.

Delight over time

Births per year. The dot marks Delight’s peak in 1946. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Delight a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Delight is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,051 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.

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