Delorean
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- duh-LOR-ee-un
- Origin
- Modern
Delorean is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Delorean mean?
Modern: from the DeLorean car brand, named for founder John DeLorean
Taken from the DeLorean sports car, named for its founder John DeLorean and made famous by the film Back to the Future.
Is Delorean a girl's or a boy's name?
Delorean is a boys' name.
How popular is Delorean in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Delorean in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1985, 21% of the babies named Delorean in the US were girls.
Delorean in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
Names like Delorean
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Kayden, Declan, Deacon, Brayden, Finnegan, Brecken, Finn, Brennan, Conan, Rayden, Braylen
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Delorean: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delorean, updated 20 October 2026.