girls:
42.7k births since 1939
#651 (89th percentile)
boys:
1.2k births since 1912
#3414 (26th percentile)
overall:
43.9k births since 1912
#1172 (85th percentile)
The name Delaney is the #1,172 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 43,905 recorded births since 1912. This represents the 84.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 84.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #651 (88.6% percentile) for all time with 42,712 births since 1939. For boys, it ranks #3,414 (25.5% percentile) for all time with 1,193 births since 1912.
Delaney first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 (1912 for boys and 1939 for girls). Birth data for Delaney is available in 93 out of the 112 years between 1912 and 2023 (92 years for boys and 62 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Delaney has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 97.3% of all recorded births being female. Interestingly, until around 1976, the name was more popular for boys (75.0% boys from 1912 to 1975), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (98.2% girls from 1976 to 2023).
For girls, Delaney reached its peak popularity in 2004, achieving the 82.3% percentile (ranked #167) with 992 births per million. The name was most common in 2004, with 992 births per million (ranked 82.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Delaney ranks #224 for girls (76.4% percentile) with 733 births per million, which is 73.9% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Delaney reached its peak popularity in 1999, achieving the 3.4% percentile (ranked #778) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 1999, with 16 births per million (ranked 3.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Delaney ranks #898 for boys (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 62.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Delaney".
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Our model has identified 6 different pronunciations for the name Delaney. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 55.3% confident that Delaney is pronounced as duh-LAY-nee, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is DEH-luh-nee, at 18.4% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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