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Delaney name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Delaney ranks #242 in female records (1,283 reported) and #6,900 in male records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#242 · 1,283 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 152 female records (1,435 to 1,283); rank moved from #216 to #242.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 119 female records (1,164 to 1,283); rank moved from #269 to #242.
2025 male rank and count
#6,900 · 12 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 4 male records (8 to 12); rank moved from #9,200 to #6,900.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 1 male records (13 to 12); rank moved from #6,417 to #6,900.
Peak year in available data
2024: 1,435 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Delaney becoming more popular?

Delaney's reported female count decreased by 152 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #216 to #242. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Delaney in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DelaneyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,4350201620252016: 1,207 female records2017: 1,266 female records2018: 1,315 female records2019: 1,158 female records2020: 1,024 female records2021: 1,164 female records2022: 1,255 female records2023: 1,287 female records2024: 1,435 female records2025: 1,283 female records2016: 9 male records2017: 11 male records2018: 15 male records2019: 9 male records2020: 17 male records2021: 13 male records2022: 5 male records2023: 18 male records2024: 8 male records2025: 12 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,283242126,900
20241,43521689,200
20231,287235185,300
20221,255244512,791
20211,164269136,417
20201,024313175,300
20191,15828698,365
20181,315249155,834
20171,266251117,215
20161,20726398,302

Questions about Delaney’s popularity

How common is Delaney in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Delaney ranks #242 in female records (1,283 reported) and #6,900 in male records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Delaney?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Delaney only.

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