Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Delani

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,469 Trend ↑ Rising 129%
Rank 2025
#1,469
among girls · ↓98 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
153
named Delani · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,009
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
174 babies
All-time total
2,140
#4,607 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Delani popularity over time

2,140 babies have been named Delani since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 – 5 1 – #10,126
1980s 8 – 8 1 +60% #8,953
1990s 196 5 201 20 +2413% #3,334
2000s 541 5 546 55 +172% #2,597
2010s 557 10 567 57 +4% #2,293
2020s (to 2025) 761 52 813 136 +139% #1,371

Where Delani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 167 0.10 outside top 500
2027 187 0.12 outside top 500
2028 206 0.13 outside top 500
2029 223 0.14 outside top 500
2030 239 0.15 outside top 500

Where Delani is most popular

Girls named Delani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.085 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Georgia, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Delani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 24 0.274 +223%
Georgia 57 0.251 +195%
Illinois 35 0.153 +80%
South Carolina 12 0.133 +57%
Mississippi 6 0.128 +51%
Florida 54 0.126 +49%
Tennessee 18 0.114 +34%
North Carolina 23 0.101 +19%
Texas 76 0.094 +11%
Ohio 22 0.093 +9%
Maryland 9 0.085 ≈ national
Arizona 10 0.071 -16%
California 58 0.069 -19%
Alabama 5 0.053 -37%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -43%
Virginia 8 0.047 -45%
Colorado 5 0.045 -47%
Missouri 5 0.041 -51%
Michigan 5 0.027 -68%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -75%
New York 5 0.013 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Delani

Delani is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,469 in 2025 with 146 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 2,140 American babies have been named Delani. Its peak came in 2024, when 174 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Delani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Delani?

The median living Delani is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 20. An estimated 2,100 people named Delani are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Delani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 146 #1,469 7 #9,939
2024 166 #1,371 8 #9,201
2023 161 #1,395 11 #7,388
2022 126 #1,671 10 #7,899
2021 90 #2,105 9 #8,330
2020 72 #2,423 7 #9,812
2019 79 #2,293 – –
2018 61 #2,789 – –
2017 79 #2,327 – –
2016 58 #2,914 5 #12,654
2015 47 #3,400 – –
2014 45 #3,503 – –
2013 48 #3,331 – –
2012 48 #3,381 – –
2011 49 #3,315 5 #12,739
2010 43 #3,639 – –
2009 55 #3,100 – –
2008 56 #3,065 – –
2007 61 #2,936 – –
2006 47 #3,422 – –
2005 63 #2,679 – –
2004 64 #2,597 – –
2003 55 #2,805 5 #11,294
2002 54 #2,792 – –
2001 45 #3,107 – –
2000 41 #3,290 – –
1995 33 #3,374 – –
1990 6 #11,765 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Delani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Delani?

The median living Delani is about 9 years old. Half of all living Delanis are between 3 and 20 years old.

How many people named Delani are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Delani are alive in the United States, based on 2,140 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Delani in 2025?

Delani ranked #1,469 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 146 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Delani?

2,140 babies have been named Delani in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Delani most popular?

Delani peaked in 2024, when 174 newborns received the name.

Is Delani a boy or girl name?

Delani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Delani rising or falling?

Delani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Delani become more popular?

Delani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 239 girls named Delani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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