Delone
Delone is a name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Amy deLone, American tennis player Boris Delone, Soviet and Russian mathematician, mountain climber, father of Nikolai Delone Carter, American football player Erika deLone, American tennis player Nikolai Borisovich Delone (1926–2008), Soviet physicist William H. DeLone, American organizational theorist
Meaning & Origin of Delone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delone is a name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Amy deLone, American tennis player Boris Delone, Soviet and Russian mathematician, mountain climber, father of Nikolai Delone Carter, American football player Erika deLone, American tennis player Nikolai Borisovich Delone (1926–2008), Soviet physicist William H. DeLone, American organizational theorist
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The Story of Delone
As a girl name
American parents first put Delone on the record books as a girl name in 1918, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 8 Delones were born — ranking #3,561 that year. About 59% of every Delone on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Delone last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Delone as a boy name dates back to 1930, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Delone — #4,231 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Delone on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Delone last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 46 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Delone
Delone is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1930 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Delone's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #4,231. Use the chart and map above to compare Delone'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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