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Girl's name · #242 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave
Delaney first appeared in 1939, vanished from the records entirely for 15 years, and since returning in 1955 has climbed back to #242. About 45,000 girls have carried it in all.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#2,838 in England & Wales (2025) · #636 in Canada (2024).
Among 47 notable people named Delaney:
Sports figures appear 3.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Delaney Spaulding, American softball player.
Together with its spelling variants Delani (#1469) and Delanie (#1705), Delaney would rank around #200 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 83/9/8 across Delaney, Delani, and Delanie.
Similar names: Delanie · Mckenna · Delilah · Kehlani · Reagan · Laney
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