Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Delanie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,705 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,705
among girls · ↓36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
120
named Delanie · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,394
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
205 babies
All-time total
5,176
#2,507 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Delanie popularity over time

5,176 babies have been named Delanie since 1916, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 5 1 – #4,587
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 40 4 – #3,986
1960s 37 4 -7% #5,087
1970s 130 13 +251% #3,457
1980s 121 12 -7% #4,148
1990s 928 93 +667% #1,212
2000s 1,678 168 +81% #1,079
2010s 1,516 152 -10% #1,328
2020s (to 2025) 721 120 -21% #1,598

Where Delanie 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 119 0.07 outside top 500
2027 118 0.07 outside top 500
2028 118 0.07 outside top 500
2029 117 0.07 outside top 500
2030 117 0.07 outside top 500

Where Delanie is most popular

Girls named Delanie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Texas, and Tennessee.

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 Delanie 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
Ohio 29 0.122 +65%
Texas 73 0.091 +23%
Tennessee 14 0.088 +19%
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 +9%
California 60 0.071 ≈ national
Illinois 15 0.066 -11%
Colorado 7 0.063 -15%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -18%
Georgia 13 0.057 -23%
Maryland 6 0.057 -23%
Florida 24 0.056 -24%
New York 20 0.051 -32%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -34%
Indiana 5 0.036 -52%
Michigan 5 0.027 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Delanie

Delanie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,705 in 2025 with 120 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 5,176 American babies have been named Delanie. Its peak came in 2003, when 205 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Delanie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Delanie?

The median living Delanie is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 25. An estimated 5,100 people named Delanie are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Delanie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 120 #1,705
2024 123 #1,669
2023 131 #1,598
2022 124 #1,687
2021 102 #1,930
2020 121 #1,688
2019 120 #1,731
2018 158 #1,415
2017 146 #1,516
2016 151 #1,505
2015 165 #1,409
2014 154 #1,461
2013 176 #1,328
2012 156 #1,460
2011 137 #1,588
2010 153 #1,475
2009 128 #1,720
2008 144 #1,584
2007 161 #1,455
2006 160 #1,416
2005 192 #1,194
2004 185 #1,210
2003 205 #1,079
2002 158 #1,253
2001 176 #1,170
2000 169 #1,184
1995 108 #1,478
1990 47 #2,533
1985 9 #7,102
1980 15 #4,785
1975 16 #3,987
1970 11 #4,819
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Delanie?

The median living Delanie is about 18 years old. Half of all living Delanies are between 9 and 25 years old.

How many people named Delanie are alive today?

An estimated 5,100 people named Delanie are alive in the United States, based on 5,176 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Delanie in 2025?

Delanie ranked #1,705 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 120 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Delanie?

5,176 babies have been named Delanie in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Delanie most popular?

Delanie peaked in 2003, when 205 newborns received the name.

Is Delanie a boy or girl name?

Delanie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Delanie rising or falling?

Delanie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Delanie become more popular?

Delanie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 117 girls named Delanie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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