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Del
OriginEnglish, diminutive
Meaning"small valley"
About Del
The kind of name last found in northern Wisconsin in the 1950s, and even then it was probably a nickname for Delbert.
As of October 2026, Del ranked #8417 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #644 in 1958.
Editor's take: The name Del is a boy's name of English origin meaning "small valley".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Del in pop culture
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