Delaine
The Story of Delaine
As a girl name
Delaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 65 Delaines were born — ranking #1,230 that year. As of 2026, Delaine ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Delaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Delaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 16 Delaines were born — ranking #1,783 that year. As of 2026, Delaine ranks #7,971 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 242 Delaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Delaine
Delaine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Delaine's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #1,230. Use the chart and map above to compare Delaine'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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