Delaney
- Gender
- Girl
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #242 for girls
Delaney is a girls' name, meaning “from the alder grove”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 242nd for girls in the US (1,283 babies).
What does Delaney mean?
“from the alder grove”
A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Delaney a girl's or a boy's name?
Delaney is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 1,283 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Delaney in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Delaney, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 14 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Delaney than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Delaney in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2024, 71% of the babies named Delaney in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Delaney in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 2 | #5,472 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Delaney in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #242among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,283about 1 in 1,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,283 girls in the US were named Delaney, making it the 242nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 313th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 2,002 girls. It first appears in the records in 1939. 12 boys were also named Delaney in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Delaney in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1972, 42% of the babies named Delaney in the US were girls. By 2025 it was over 99%, with more girls than boys since 1981.
Delaney in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,283 | #242 |
| 2024 | 1,435 | #216 |
| 2023 | 1,287 | #235 |
| 2022 | 1,255 | #244 |
| 2021 | 1,164 | #269 |
| 2020 | 1,024 | #313 |
| 2019 | 1,158 | #286 |
| 2018 | 1,315 | #249 |
| 2017 | 1,266 | #251 |
| 2016 | 1,207 | #263 |
| 2015 | 1,328 | #243 |
| 2014 | 1,232 | #268 |
| 2013 | 1,280 | #249 |
| 2012 | 1,260 | #257 |
| 2011 | 1,337 | #237 |
| 2010 | 1,486 | #209 |
| 2009 | 1,388 | #241 |
| 2008 | 1,622 | #210 |
| 2007 | 1,689 | #203 |
| 2006 | 1,815 | #193 |
| 2005 | 1,828 | #190 |
| 2004 | 2,002 | #169 |
| 2003 | 1,856 | #175 |
| 2002 | 1,765 | #181 |
| 2001 | 1,583 | #204 |
| 2000 | 1,538 | #206 |
| 1999 | 1,459 | #214 |
| 1998 | 1,400 | #221 |
| 1997 | 1,120 | #258 |
| 1996 | 1,080 | #265 |
| 1995 | 820 | #328 |
| 1994 | 484 | #515 |
| 1993 | 418 | #570 |
| 1992 | 306 | #704 |
| 1991 | 226 | #876 |
| 1990 | 180 | #1,006 |
| 1989 | 99 | #1,468 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 28 | #3,254 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
Names like Delaney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Riley Eden Kiara Maeve Lainey Sienna Aubrey Felicity Cassidy Quinn Delilah Eliana
Names related to Delaney
Delana Delani Delanie Delainey Delany Deilany Dalaney Delahni
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, “Delaney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delaney, updated 20 October 2026.