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Delorean
OriginFrench surname
Meaning"from the laurels"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Delorean
DeLorean is an Anglicized variation of the French surname Deslauriers, originally used for someone who lived near laurel.
DeLorean is best known as the name of a 1980s sports car, ingrained in the public consciousness from its role as the time machine in the Back to the Future movies. It bore the surname of creator John Zachary DeLorean, whose last name was an anglicized version of his family's original Romanian surname.
Delorean is also given to girls.
Pronounced del-or-EE-un.
As of October 2026, Delorean ranked #10498 in US births in 1990 SSA, peaked at #6407 in 1984.
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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