Delta
Girl · DEL-ta · Greek
Delta is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “the Greek letter D”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 2,326th for girls in the US (78 babies).
What does Delta mean?
Greek: the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
“the Greek letter D”
River deltas are named after this triangular letter because of the shape of the Nile's mouth.
- Say it
- DEL-ta
Is Delta a girl's or a boy's name?
Delta is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 78 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Delta in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Delta, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Delta in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Delta in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
How popular is Delta in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,326among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 78about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 78 girls in the US were named Delta, making it the 2,326th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,704th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 136 girls. It first appears in the records in 1883.
Half of all the girls named Delta in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #2,326 |
| 2024 | 82 | #2,265 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,890 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,661 |
| 2021 | 105 | #1,885 |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,704 |
| 2019 | 136 | #1,569 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,925 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,597 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,897 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 31 | #2,680 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,611 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,906 |
| 1974 | 82 | #1,300 |
| 1973 | 99 | #1,127 |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,594 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,874 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 21 | #2,683 |
| 1964 | 27 | #2,347 |
| 1963 | 24 | #2,488 |
| 1962 | 21 | #2,667 |
| 1961 | 29 | #2,196 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,368 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,819 |
| 1958 | 25 | #2,259 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,927 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,716 |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,939 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,871 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,640 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,841 |
| 1950 | 19 | #2,252 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,916 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,738 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,992 |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,770 |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,417 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,454 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,466 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,705 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,472 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,313 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,514 |
| 1938 | 43 | #1,091 |
| 1937 | 44 | #1,070 |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,206 |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,182 |
| 1934 | 48 | #993 |
| 1933 | 40 | #1,102 |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,268 |
| 1931 | 41 | #1,104 |
| 1930 | 44 | #1,117 |
| 1929 | 36 | #1,243 |
| 1928 | 49 | #1,069 |
| 1927 | 42 | #1,194 |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,133 |
| 1925 | 48 | #1,101 |
| 1924 | 58 | #999 |
| 1923 | 56 | #1,005 |
| 1922 | 59 | #969 |
| 1921 | 50 | #1,072 |
| 1920 | 45 | #1,119 |
| 1919 | 51 | #1,010 |
| 1918 | 53 | #989 |
| 1917 | 53 | #952 |
| 1916 | 74 | #789 |
| 1915 | 58 | #856 |
| 1914 | 48 | #850 |
| 1913 | 31 | #961 |
| 1912 | 43 | #763 |
| 1911 | 25 | #853 |
| 1910 | 26 | #845 |
| 1909 | 29 | #747 |
| 1908 | 27 | #742 |
| 1907 | 12 | #1,142 |
| 1906 | 21 | #793 |
| 1905 | 15 | #968 |
| 1904 | 23 | #727 |
| 1903 | 14 | #931 |
| 1902 | 17 | #849 |
| 1901 | 13 | #918 |
| 1900 | 21 | #803 |
| 1899 | 18 | #756 |
| 1898 | 21 | #719 |
| 1897 | 10 | #1,037 |
| 1896 | 19 | #728 |
| 1895 | 10 | #1,053 |
| 1894 | 12 | #905 |
| 1893 | 17 | #713 |
| 1892 | 9 | #1,017 |
| 1891 | 9 | #943 |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,209 |
| 1889 | 11 | #802 |
| 1888 | 13 | #724 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #993 |
| 1885 | 6 | #921 |
| 1884 | 8 | #793 |
| 1883 | 7 | #754 |
Names like Delta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cora Ada Clara Eva Lola Nora Matilda Rosa Ella Cleo Etta Daisy
Names related to Delta
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe