Delany
Girl name · #2881 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 59 baby girls were named Delany, placing it at #2881 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3129, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 girls born in 2025 was named Delany.
Babies named Delany per year. Source: SSA.
The 35-year story
Delany first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 12 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 90 babies and a rank of #2118. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Delany against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Delany in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Delany is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Delany will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Delany is most common
State-level data for Delany is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Delany
Statistically, parents drawn to Delany tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Evany, Chany, Germany, Devany, and Elany.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Delany | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | 90 | #2118 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2674 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2463 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3215 |
| 2020 | 42 | #3546 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3923 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 51 | #3145 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2934 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3129 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4002 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3314 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3916 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3075 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3460 |
| 2008 | 52 | #3222 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4050 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4358 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3876 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3265 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3590 |
| 2002 | 44 | #3196 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4107 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Delany a popular girl name?
Delany ranked #2881 among girls in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3129.
When was the name Delany most popular?
Delany peaked in 2024, when 90 American girls received the name (ranked #2118 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Delany?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American girls was named Delany. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.