Delan
Delan is a mixed-use locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Delan had a population of 323 people.
Meaning & Origin of Delan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delan is a mixed-use locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Delan had a population of 323 people.
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Origin & history
The Story of Delan
Delan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 13 Delans were born — ranking #5,296 that year. As of 2026, Delan ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 180 Delans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Delan
Delan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 180 births in the dataset. Delan's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,296. Use the chart and map above to compare Delan'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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