Delaney is an established girls' name that peaked in 2004 and remains in steady use.
Delaney is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #242 among girls (1,283) and #6,900 among boys (12) — overall #518 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,295 | 1,295 | #242 | #6,900 |
| 2024 | 1,443 | 1,443 | #216 | #9,200 |
| 2023 | 1,305 | 1,305 | #235 | #5,300 |
| 2022 | 1,260 | 1,260 | #244 | #12,791 |
| 2021 | 1,177 | 1,177 | #269 | #6,417 |
| 2020 | 1,041 | 1,041 | #313 | #5,300 |
| 2019 | 1,167 | 1,167 | #286 | #8,365 |
| 2018 | 1,330 | 1,330 | #249 | #5,834 |
| 2017 | 1,277 | 1,277 | #251 | #7,215 |
| 2016 | 1,216 | 1,216 | #263 | #8,302 |
| 2015 | 1,333 | 1,333 | #243 | #12,520 |
| 2014 | 1,240 | 1,240 | #268 | #8,967 |
| 2013 | 1,292 | 1,292 | #249 | #6,714 |
| 2012 | 1,276 | 1,276 | #257 | #5,533 |
| 2011 | 1,354 | 1,354 | #237 | #5,251 |
| 2010 | 1,504 | 1,504 | #209 | #5,091 |
| 2009 | 1,407 | 1,407 | #241 | #4,968 |
| 2008 | 1,638 | 1,638 | #210 | #5,549 |
| 2007 | 1,704 | 1,704 | #203 | #5,711 |
| 2006 | 1,832 | 1,832 | #193 | #5,132 |
| 2005 | 1,842 | 1,842 | #190 | #5,644 |
| 2004 | 2,030 | 2,030 | #169 | #3,383 |
| 2003 | 1,875 | 1,875 | #175 | #4,319 |
| 2002 | 1,782 | 1,782 | #181 | #4,549 |
| 2001 | 1,603 | 1,608 | #204 | #4,006 |
| 2000 | 1,565 | 1,565 | #206 | #3,168 |
| 1999 | 1,491 | 1,491 | #214 | #2,680 |
| 1998 | 1,428 | 1,428 | #221 | #2,874 |
| 1997 | 1,148 | — | #258 | #2,770 |
| 1996 | 1,105 | — | #265 | #2,945 |
| 1995 | 838 | — | #328 | #3,586 |
| 1994 | 513 | — | #516 | #2,569 |
| 1993 | 434 | — | #570 | #3,864 |
| 1992 | 333 | — | #704 | #2,611 |
| 1991 | 242 | — | #878 | #3,686 |
| 1990 | 198 | — | #1,009 | #3,340 |
| 1989 | 116 | — | #1,473 | #3,350 |
| 1988 | 53 | — | #2,454 | #4,877 |
| 1987 | 43 | — | #3,271 | #3,232 |
| 1986 | 40 | — | #3,217 | #3,695 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | #3,180 | #3,449 |
| 1984 | 38 | — | #3,635 | #2,848 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | #3,356 | #5,048 |
| 1982 | 33 | — | #3,441 | #4,312 |
| 1981 | 35 | — | #3,362 | #3,913 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | #5,308 | #2,750 |
| 1979 | 46 | — | #3,260 | #2,327 |
| 1978 | 38 | — | #3,658 | #2,502 |
| 1977 | 35 | — | #3,792 | #2,684 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #4,203 | #2,855 |
| 1975 | 31 | — | #3,299 | #3,493 |
| 1974 | 31 | — | #3,456 | #2,990 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #4,196 | #1,941 |
| 1972 | 36 | — | #3,936 | #1,986 |
| 1971 | 29 | — | #4,879 | #2,224 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | — | #2,534 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #7,729 | #3,380 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,762 | — |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,168 |
| 1966 | 16 | — | #4,967 | #3,041 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | — | #2,507 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | — | #2,705 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,110 |
| 1962 | 14 | — | #6,790 | #2,891 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #6,780 | #2,942 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | — | #2,920 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,694 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | — | #3,087 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,870 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #6,164 | #3,623 |
| 1955 | 18 | — | #4,841 | #2,462 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,224 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | — | #2,965 |
| 1952 | 12 | — | — | #2,277 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,425 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,807 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,080 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,486 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #3,855 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,253 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,657 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | — | #2,416 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #4,389 | #3,604 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,252 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | — | #2,209 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,369 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,351 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,462 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | — | #2,330 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | — | #3,533 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | — | #3,229 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #2,928 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,051 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,089 |