Delaney

Girl · Irish Gaelic or Norman French

Delaney

Say it: duh-LAY-nee

Meaning

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dubhshláine (dubh 'dark' plus a second element of uncertain meaning); a Norman French surname de l'Aunaie 'of the alder grove' also contributed.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Used as an American girls' name from the 1980s.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

40,146 babies given this name since 1912
At its height in 2004, about 1 in 917 girls
1,029 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Irish American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Delainey, Delany

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Where this comes from

United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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