Delphine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- del-FEEN
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #945 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,576 for girls
Delphine is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Delphi”. In 2025 it ranked 945th for girls in the UK (39 babies) and 3,576th for girls in the US (42 babies).
What does Delphine mean?
Greek: French form of Latin Delphina
“of Delphi”
Delphi was the site of Apollo's famous oracle in ancient Greece.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Delphine a girl's or a boy's name?
Delphine is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls in the UK and 42 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Delphine in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #945among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 116% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the UK were named Delphine, making it the 945th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Delphine of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Delphine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 894th in England and Wales.
Delphine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #945 |
| 2024 | 35 | #1,046 |
| 2023 | 34 | #1,075 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,781 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Delphine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,576among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 38,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the US were named Delphine, making it the 3,576th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,546th. Its busiest year was 1958, with 348 girls.
Half of all the girls named Delphine in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 1959, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delphine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #3,576 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3,639 |
| 2023 | 43 | #3,584 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3,677 |
| 2020 | 42 | #3,546 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3,244 |
| 2017 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3,411 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,890 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 37 | #2,172 |
| 1973 | 41 | #1,979 |
| 1972 | 38 | #2,057 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,594 |
| 1970 | 44 | #1,931 |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,871 |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,594 |
| 1967 | 55 | #1,506 |
| 1966 | 56 | #1,474 |
| 1965 | 86 | #1,145 |
| 1964 | 106 | #1,051 |
| 1963 | 92 | #1,139 |
| 1962 | 136 | #904 |
| 1961 | 169 | #805 |
| 1960 | 191 | #733 |
| 1959 | 251 | #628 |
| 1958 | 348 | #520 |
| 1957 | 132 | #886 |
| 1956 | 154 | #798 |
| 1955 | 120 | #889 |
| 1954 | 140 | #792 |
| 1953 | 136 | #786 |
| 1952 | 150 | #725 |
| 1951 | 141 | #736 |
| 1950 | 104 | #868 |
| 1949 | 88 | #947 |
| 1948 | 95 | #889 |
| 1947 | 81 | #978 |
| 1946 | 91 | #866 |
| 1945 | 89 | #799 |
| 1944 | 100 | #762 |
| 1943 | 117 | #710 |
| 1942 | 111 | #708 |
| 1941 | 117 | #655 |
| 1940 | 116 | #645 |
| 1939 | 126 | #599 |
| 1938 | 138 | #586 |
| 1937 | 144 | #565 |
| 1936 | 163 | #511 |
| 1935 | 160 | #504 |
| 1934 | 170 | #491 |
| 1933 | 180 | #478 |
| 1932 | 187 | #483 |
| 1931 | 220 | #435 |
| 1930 | 242 | #427 |
| 1929 | 226 | #437 |
| 1928 | 242 | #433 |
| 1927 | 237 | #452 |
| 1926 | 203 | #489 |
| 1925 | 204 | #490 |
| 1924 | 223 | #466 |
| 1923 | 199 | #491 |
| 1922 | 180 | #523 |
| 1921 | 201 | #488 |
| 1920 | 165 | #559 |
| 1919 | 147 | #569 |
| 1918 | 125 | #632 |
| 1917 | 130 | #598 |
| 1916 | 137 | #573 |
| 1915 | 123 | #586 |
| 1914 | 107 | #540 |
| 1913 | 66 | #637 |
| 1912 | 77 | #555 |
| 1911 | 57 | #564 |
| 1910 | 52 | #570 |
| 1909 | 37 | #644 |
| 1908 | 32 | #678 |
| 1907 | 30 | #694 |
| 1906 | 30 | #661 |
| 1905 | 27 | #683 |
| 1904 | 28 | #653 |
| 1903 | 20 | #760 |
| 1902 | 26 | #648 |
| 1901 | 21 | #699 |
| 1900 | 36 | #576 |
| 1899 | 13 | #906 |
| 1898 | 20 | #750 |
| 1897 | 18 | #735 |
| 1896 | 17 | #790 |
| 1895 | 13 | #893 |
| 1894 | 21 | #643 |
| 1893 | 16 | #739 |
| 1892 | 16 | #726 |
| 1891 | 10 | #893 |
| 1890 | 17 | #642 |
| 1889 | 12 | #757 |
| 1888 | 14 | #690 |
| 1887 | 12 | #661 |
| 1886 | 11 | #693 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,047 |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 15 | #499 |
| 1882 | 10 | #596 |
| 1881 | 9 | #582 |
| 1880 | 5 | #836 |
Names like Delphine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Delphine
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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, “Delphine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delphine, updated 20 October 2026.