How Many People Are Named Delan?
An estimated 178 people in the United States have the first name Delan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Delan peaked in popularity in 2000 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Delan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
178
About 1 in 1,925,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2000
13 births
Total Registered
180
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delan
Delan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 180 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Delan as a male name
Ranked #9,109 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (13 births)
Delan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 75 babies were registered. Delan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delan by Decade
How has Delan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Delan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Delan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delan?
We estimate approximately 178 people named Delan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,925,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Delan a common name?
Delan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 180 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delan most popular?
Delan reached peak popularity in 2000, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delan is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delan a male name?
Delan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delan Smith, Delan Johnson, Delan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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