#2162024 rank
2004peak year
44,153babies named Delaney since 1880
▲ +24%5-year trend
Delaney popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Delaney mean?
From an Irish surname, O Dubhshlain, 'descendant of Dubhshlain', likely from dubh 'dark' plus slaine 'challenge, defiance'.
OriginIrish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, vintage
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Spellings & variants
Delany
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