Delina

Q: What does Delina mean?

Delina is a girls' name, short form of Adelina; also an Eritrean name. Can be a short form of Adelina, from a Germanic word for noble; it is also used in Eritrean families.

Gender: Girl
Say it: de-LEE-na
UK rank, 2025: #1,779 for girls
US rank, 2025: #3,249 for girls

Delina is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 3,249th for girls in the US (48 babies).

What does Delina mean?

Short form of Adelina; also an Eritrean name

Can be a short form of Adelina, from a Germanic word for noble; it is also used in Eritrean families.

Is Delina a girl's or a boy's name?

Delina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the UK and 48 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Delina in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,779among girls
Babies in 2025: 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadyup 23% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Delina, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Delina of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Delina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 17 in 20252025

Delina in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	17	#1,779
2024	12	#2,323
2023	9	#2,841
2022	7	#3,347
2021	9	#2,846
2020	8	#3,009
2019	12	#2,275
2018	11	#2,464
2017	8	#3,102
2016	9	#2,893
2015	6	#3,777
2014	6	#3,702
2013	8	#3,060
2012	11	#2,463
2011	13	#2,152
2010	12	#2,234
2009	8	#2,909
2008	11	#2,286
2007	4	#4,494
2006	6	#3,280
2005	5	#3,543
2004	11	#1,949
2003	9	#2,109
2002	5	#3,047
2001	0	–
2000	0	–
1999	0	–
1998	0	–
1997	0	–
1996	1	#5,054

How popular is Delina in the US?

Rank in 2025: #3,249among girls
Babies in 2025: 48about 1 in 33,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadyup 16% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Delina, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. It first appears in the records in 1887.

2025 had the most girls named Delina of any year since it first appeared, in 1887.

Half of all the girls named Delina in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

1887Busiest: 48 in 20252025

Delina in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	48	#3,249
2024	44	#3,516
2023	44	#3,524
2022	40	#3,763
2021	29	#4,603
2020	33	#4,167
2019	42	#3,610
2018	42	#3,613
2017	36	#4,065
2016	37	#3,996
2015	37	#3,988
2014	38	#3,923
2013	37	#4,000
2012	34	#4,294
2011	39	#3,842
2010	33	#4,396
2009	33	#4,481
2008	35	#4,359
2007	29	#4,942
2006	18	#6,838
2005	33	#4,191
2004	19	#6,211
2003	30	#4,303
2002	29	#4,276
2001	22	#5,169
2000	26	#4,522
1999	19	#5,418
1998	15	#6,355
1997	14	#6,478
1996	10	#8,127
1995	14	#6,252
1994	16	#5,707
1993	17	#5,413
1992	18	#5,260
1991	20	#4,802
1990	10	#7,874
1989	11	#6,949
1988	19	#4,491
1987	21	#3,980
1986	11	#6,153
1985	20	#3,982
1984	16	#4,477
1983	22	#3,554
1982	15	#4,714
1981	16	#4,531
1980	22	#3,609
1979	17	#4,230
1978	23	#3,283
1977	20	#3,611
1976	18	#3,677
1975	18	#3,636
1974	17	#3,695
1973	16	#3,786
1972	16	#3,714
1971	16	#3,787
1970	28	#2,577
1969	22	#2,843
1968	16	#3,314
1967	15	#3,339
1966	16	#3,147
1965	26	#2,344
1964	24	#2,529
1963	19	#2,863
1962	9	#4,532
1961	21	#2,672
1960	20	#2,728
1959	9	#4,299
1958	10	#3,924
1957	17	#2,822
1956	7	#4,836
1955	9	#4,068
1954	13	#3,156
1953	6	#5,039
1952	6	#4,906
1951	6	#4,832
1950	0	–
1949	5	#5,243
1948	6	#4,649
1947	7	#4,343
1946	0	–
1945	0	–
1944	5	#4,572
1943	7	#3,800
1942	0	–
1941	5	#4,418
1940	6	#3,861
1939	7	#3,427
1938	5	#4,340
1937	0	–
1936	0	–
1935	5	#4,202
1934	5	#4,284
1933	8	#3,108
1932	5	#4,409
1931	0	–
1930	6	#4,045
1929	14	#2,300
1928	5	#4,723
1927	5	#4,803
1926	9	#3,268
1925	9	#3,361
1924	10	#3,143
1923	9	#3,349
1922	9	#3,377
1921	7	#4,021
1920	0	–
1919	8	#3,450
1918	12	#2,673
1917	11	#2,692
1916	7	#3,550
1915	6	#3,793
1914	0	–
1913	0	–
1912	6	#2,632
1911	0	–
1910	0	–
1909	5	#2,208
1908	0	–
1907	0	–
1906	5	#1,951
1905	0	–
1904	5	#1,876
1903	0	–
1902	7	#1,438
1901	5	#1,678
1900	7	#1,560
1899	0	–
1898	0	–
1897	0	–
1896	0	–
1895	0	–
1894	0	–
1893	0	–
1892	0	–
1891	5	#1,332
1890	0	–
1889	5	#1,278
1888	0	–
1887	5	#1,147

Names like Delina

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Aurora Fatima Eliza Sienna Athena Ava Isabella Sophia Elena Zara Lyla Lyra

Names related to Delina

Delana Delani Delanie Delainey Delany Deilany Deilani Delaina

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, “Delina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delina, updated 20 October 2026.