Delan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- duh-LAN
Delan is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Delan a girl's or a boy's name?
Delan is a boys' name.
How popular is Delan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 boys.
Delan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
How popular is Delan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Delan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Delan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Aiden Finn Kayden Ronan Keegan Caelan Brody Conan Kian Brogan Conlan
Names related to Delan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Delan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delan, updated 20 October 2026.