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 with a lazy-day-down-by-the-river feel. Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet and also the geographical name given to an island formed at the mouth of a river.

Australian singer Delta Goodrem is a notable modern bearer, but the airline company and COVID variant might put some parents off. In fact, while it did see a dip after the pandemic, by 2023, it was back at its pre-COVID usage, given to around 100 girls each year.

Delta Rank in US Top 1000

# 994 in the US

Delta Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1164 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Delta

• 1164 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