Delonta
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- duh-LAHN-tuh
- Origin
- Modern
Delonta is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Delonta come from?
Modern: modern coinage, De- prefix + -lonta ending
Is Delonta a girl's or a boy's name?
Delonta is a boys' name.
How popular is Delonta in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Delonta in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delonta in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Delonta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Montana Joshua Diego Osvaldo Marquez Juancarlos Dakota Devonte Demarcus Deandre Samuel Darian
Names related to Delonta
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Delonta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delonta, updated 20 October 2026.