How Many People Are Named Delania?
An estimated 214 people in the United States have the first name Delania. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Delania peaked in popularity in 1970 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delania 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 Delania paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
214
About 1 in 1,601,656 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1970
15 births
Total Registered
238
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delania
Delania is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 238 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delania as a female name
Ranked #15,825 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (15 births)
Delania: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delania span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 93 babies were registered. Delania has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delania by Decade
How has Delania 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.
Delania + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delania as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Delania
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Delania: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delania?
We estimate approximately 214 people named Delania 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 1,601,656 Americans share this first name.
Is Delania a common name?
Delania is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 238 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delania most popular?
Delania reached peak popularity in 1970, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delania is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delania a female name?
Delania is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delania Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delania Smith, Delania Johnson, Delania 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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