Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by keyboardist Martijn Westerholt. After his departure from Within Temptation in 2001, Westerholt formed Delain the following year, intending for the band to be solely a project, but stopped after the release of one demo.
Meaning & Origin of Delain
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by keyboardist Martijn Westerholt. After his departure from Within Temptation in 2001, Westerholt formed Delain the following year, intending for the band to be solely a project, but stopped after the release of one demo.
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The Story of Delain
As a girl name
Delain first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 7 Delains were born — ranking #5,293 that year. As of 2026, Delain ranks #7,388 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Delains have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Delain first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1933, when 5 Delains were born — ranking #3,642 that year. As of 2026, Delain ranks #3,642 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Delains have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Delain
Delain is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Delain's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #5,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Delain's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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