Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Delaney

də-LAY-nee · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Descendant of the challenger; from Ó Dubhshláine
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#216
2024 births1,432
Peak year2004
First appeared1939
Total US births44,153
2004 peak19391960198220032024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DellLainey
Alternate spellings
DelaineyDelanyDelainie
In other languages
Delaney (English)

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Delaney Bramlett (singer
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Delaney Williams (actress)