Delani
Girl · deh-LAY-nee · Irish
Delani is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “dark challenge”. In 2025 it ranked 1,467th for girls in the US (146 babies).
What does Delani mean?
Irish: spelling of Delaney, an Irish surname
“dark challenge”
Delaney anglicizes the Irish surname Ó Dubhshláine, 'descendant of Dubhshláine'.
- Say it
- deh-LAY-nee
Is Delani a girl's or a boy's name?
Delani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 146 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Delani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,467among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 146about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 123% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 146 girls in the US were named Delani, making it the 1,467th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,416th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 166 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978. 7 boys were also named Delani in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Delani in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 496 girls in the US were given Delani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #600, up from #1,467 for this spelling alone.
Delani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146 | #1,467 |
| 2024 | 166 | #1,369 |
| 2023 | 161 | #1,391 |
| 2022 | 126 | #1,670 |
| 2021 | 90 | #2,103 |
| 2020 | 72 | #2,416 |
| 2019 | 79 | #2,285 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,781 |
| 2017 | 79 | #2,320 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,902 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2012 | 48 | #3,363 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2009 | 55 | #3,087 |
| 2008 | 56 | #3,053 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,930 |
| 2006 | 47 | #3,413 |
| 2005 | 63 | #2,666 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2,586 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,797 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,776 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3,087 |
| 2000 | 41 | #3,266 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,310 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Nicknames for Delani
- Laney 12 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Delani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kailani Kaylani Alani Kalani Nalani Meilani Milani Malani Kennedy Teagan Mckenna Elani
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