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Sep 2026

Delany

OriginIrish
Meaning"dark challenger; dark river"
GenderGirl
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Variation of Delaney

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US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,6044324.1
2015#3,1425329.7
2016#2,9415732.2
2017#3,1625129.5
2018#3,5184425.9
2019#3,9443722
2020#3,5614226
2021#3,2584929.9
2022#2,4687344.5
2023#2,6766540.5
2024#2,1119055.5
2025#2,8665936.7
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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