NameTides

Delia

Delia was the #1,561 girls' name in the US in 2025 (135 babies), and #1,584 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Delia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Delia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Delia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,561 (135)#1,584 (19)——#483 (7)#3,478 (5)
2024#1,509 (143)#1,353 (24)——#556 (6)#2,102 (10)
2023#1,446 (154)#1,325 (24)——#445 (8)#1,369 (17)
2022#1,621 (130)#809 (44)——#502 (7)#1,854 (11)
2021#1,460 (147)#699 (54)#652 (4)#446 (3)#430 (9)#1,286 (19)
2020#1,343 (164)#720 (51)——#495 (7)#2,343 (8)
2019#1,452 (152)#703 (55)——#457 (8)#1,231 (20)
2018#1,391 (161)#745 (53)——#436 (9)#1,376 (17)
2017#1,353 (171)#753 (53)——#471 (8)#1,049 (24)
2016#1,307 (183)#897 (41)——#515 (7)#1,157 (22)
2015#1,239 (197)#1,033 (34)——#660 (5)#951 (27)
2014#1,147 (217)#1,341 (24)——#661 (5)#1,035 (25)
2013#1,319 (178)#1,433 (22)———#1,792 (12)
2012#1,125 (219)#1,991 (14)———#904 (29)
2011#1,007 (250)#1,665 (17)———#1,021 (25)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #128.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Delia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,800 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Delia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #731MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Delia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DeliaCanadaGirls#3,4785
DeliaEngland & WalesGirls#1,58419
DeliaIrelandGirls#4837
DeliaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DeliaScotlandGirls—too few
DeliaUSGirls#1,561135
DeliaUSBoys—too few