Delta

DEHL-tuh

Greek

"fourth letter; island formed at the mouth of a river"

Delta Origin and Meaning

The name Delta is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "fourth letter; island formed at the mouth of a river".

Delta is an unusual vintage option, blending the sounds of Della and Etta. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet and a geographical term, used to describe an island formed at the mouth of a river, some may be put off by Delta's links the airline company of COVID variant on the same name.

Borne by singer Delta Goodrem and actress Delta Burke, it was given to around 80 girls in a recent year.

Delta Rank in US Top 1000

# 994 in the US

Delta Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1620 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Delta

• 1620 Nameberry 2025
• 886 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Delta

• Delta Ramona Leah Burke American actress
• Delta Lea Goodrem Australian singer/songwriter
• Delta Work stage name of American drag performer Gabriel Villarreal, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3
• Delta Fay Hodges (b. 2012) daughter of country music singer JT Hodges
• Delta Bell Shepard (b. 2014) daughter of actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

The name Delta in Pop Culture

• Delta James character in comic strip "Luann"
• "Delta of Venus " book by Anais Nin
• Delta AI character in web series Red vs. Blue
• Delta Megazord a zord on TV's Power Rangers in Space
• Delta alien princess in classic "Doctor Who" episode "Delta and the Bannermen"
• Deltas the working class of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
• Delta Rae folk rock band
• "Delta Dawn " a song by Tanya Tucker
• Delta a landform at the mouth of a river: Nile Delta, Egypt, & Mississippi
• Delta Greek letter
• Delta the symbol for "change" in physics
• Delta Air Lines Major US airline, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia