ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👦As Boy Name 1930 First Year 2006 Last Year 1970 Peak Year #4231 Peak Rank 46 Total Count 9 Years Active 👧As Girl Name 1918 First Year 1970 Last Year 1927 Peak Year #3561 Peak Rank 41 Total Count 7 Years Active 🌍 ## 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 Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delone) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delone) 📖 ## 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 Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Delone Phonetically similar names — useful when Delone is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Delany](/delany) * Deline * Deloney * [Delaney](/delaney) * [Delano](/delano) * [Delena](/delena) * [Deluna](/deluna) * Delaunay * [Delana](/delana) * [Delima](/delima) * [Delphine](/delphine) * [Delon](/delon) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Delone What does the name Delone mean? 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 How popular is Delone in 2026? In 2026, Delone ranks #12,053 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Delone most popular? Delone reached its peak popularity in 1970, ranking #4,231 that year with 6 babies given the name. Is Delone a unisex name? Yes — Delone is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 47% of Delones assigned female and 53% assigned male historically. What names go well with Delone? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Delone include Standly, Lavester, Tawn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦StandlyPeak #4231](/standly)[👦LavesterPeak #4231](/lavester)[👦TawnPeak #4231](/tawn)[👦BrintPeak #4231](/brint) ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧TexanaPeak #3561](/texana)[👧WillellaPeak #3561](/willella)[👧ElverPeak #3561](/elver)[👧ElleanPeak #3561](/ellean) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1970 → ](/year/1970) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.