Is Delaney a boy or girl name?
Delaney is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,432 girls and 8 boys were named Delaney, so 99.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.4% of the 45,354 US babies named Delaney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,169
- Girl rank, 2024
- #216
- Babies named Delaney since 1912
- 45,354
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 2,030 babies
Boys and girls named Delaney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 52 | 5 | 8.8% |
| 1940s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 78 | 17 | 17.9% |
| 1960s | 86 | 30 | 25.9% |
| 1970s | 166 | 159 | 48.9% |
| 1980s | 125 | 336 | 72.9% |
| 1990s | 237 | 7,493 | 96.9% |
| 2000s | 192 | 17,086 | 98.9% |
| 2010s | 120 | 12,867 | 99.1% |
| 2020s | 61 | 6,160 | 99% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,169 | 1,432 | #216 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,293 | 1,287 | #233 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,784 | 1,253 | #244 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,416 | 1,164 | #268 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,298 | 1,024 | #313 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,361 | 1,158 | #286 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,834 | 1,315 | #249 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,213 | 1,266 | #251 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,302 | 1,207 | #263 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,518 | 1,328 | #243 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,967 | 1,232 | #268 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,714 | 1,278 | #249 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,533 | 1,260 | #257 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,251 | 1,337 | #236 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,088 | 1,486 | #209 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,968 | 1,388 | #241 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,549 | 1,622 | #210 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,711 | 1,689 | #203 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,132 | 1,815 | #193 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,644 | 1,828 | #190 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,382 | 2,002 | #169 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,319 | 1,856 | #175 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,549 | 1,765 | #181 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,006 | 1,583 | #204 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,168 | 1,538 | #206 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,680 | 1,459 | #214 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,874 | 1,400 | #221 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,770 | 1,120 | #258 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,945 | 1,080 | #265 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,586 | 820 | #328 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,569 | 484 | #516 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,864 | 418 | #570 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,611 | 307 | #703 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,685 | 225 | #879 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,340 | 180 | #1,009 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,350 | 99 | #1,473 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,877 | 45 | #2,424 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,231 | 28 | #3,271 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,695 | 28 | #3,217 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,448 | 28 | #3,180 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,847 | 22 | #3,635 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,047 | 24 | #3,356 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,312 | 24 | #3,441 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,912 | 25 | #3,361 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,750 | 13 | #5,309 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,327 | 25 | #3,260 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,502 | 20 | #3,658 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,684 | 19 | #3,792 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,856 | 15 | #4,201 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,493 | 21 | #3,300 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,990 | 19 | #3,456 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,941 | 14 | #4,196 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,985 | 15 | #3,936 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,225 | 11 | #4,879 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,380 | 5 | #7,729 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,762 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,041 | 8 | #4,967 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,890 | 5 | #6,790 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,944 | 5 | #6,781 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,922 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,694 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,086 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,870 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,622 | 5 | #6,165 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,462 | 7 | #4,841 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,277 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,486 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,855 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,657 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,563 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,605 | 5 | #4,389 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,369 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,462 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,330 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,532 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,229 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,052 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Delaney reached #1,941 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #169 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Delaney
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.