Delaney

Where Delaney comes from

From a Norman baronial surname, from a place in France, Old French del aunaie (“from the alder grove”). In Ireland an anglicization of Irish Ó Dubhshláine (descendant of Black (dubh) + Challenge (slán)).
— Wiktionary's entry for Delaney
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1939
    First appearance
    #4,250 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1962
    Delaney Williams born
    American actor
  3. 1981
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 1998
    Delaney Schnell born
    American diver
  5. 2004
    Peak, #169
    2,002 babies named Delaney — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  • A male given name.
  • An unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States.
  • An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
Namesakes
  • Delaney Schnell · American diver, born 1998
  • Delaney Williams · American actor, born 1962
  • Delaney Rudd · American basketball player, born 1962
  • Delaney Spaulding · American softball player, born 1995
  • Delaney Burns · English rugby union player, born 2001

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.