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Delano
OriginFrench surname
Meaning"from the forest of nut trees"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#4162
2025 SSA
About Delano
Popular President Franklin Delano Roosevelt inspired a brief fashion for this as a first name in the 1940s; almost never heard today.
Delano is also given to girls.
Pronounced duh-LAH-no.
As of October 2026, Delano ranked #10779 in US births in 1980 SSA, peaked at #2296 in 1933.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,872
Boys #4,162
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,634 | 46 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,532 | 49 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,795 | 43 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,645 | 47 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,621 | 30 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,651 | 30 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,940 | 40 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,194 | 37 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,353 | 35 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,588 | 51 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,612 | 31 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #4,162 | 25 |
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- Delano HowellBoy
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- Delano JohnsonBoy
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- Delano "Del" Floyd McCouryBoy
American bluegrass musician
- Adore DelanoBoy
American drag queen.
- Franklin Delano RooseveltBoy
32nd American president
Delano in pop culture
- Cynthia Delano BanekBoy
from movie "Changing Lanes"
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