Fun Facts About the Name Delaina
- More than 1 thousand babies named Delaina: U.S. records list 1,592 babies given the name Delaina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Delaina Mean?
Delaina is a feminine given name used mainly in the United States. No single origin is firmly established for it. It is most often treated as a variant spelling of Delana or Delaine, and the explanations offered for those names differ. One common account connects Delaine to the French phrase de laine, "of wool," but that meaning belongs to the surname and does not establish a root for the given name. Another account treats Delana and Delaina as extended forms of Lana, or as feminine names related to Adelina, from the Germanic element adal, "noble." These explanations compete with one another and are not verified, so the literal etymology of Delaina is uncertain; the "wool" reading in particular is a customary interpretation rather than a securely traced origin.
Delaina Name History & Origins
Delaina sits among a group of similar English feminine names - Delana, Delaine, Delena - that are found chiefly in the United States. Names of this shape usually come about in one of two ways: by adding an opening syllable to a shorter name such as Lana or Lena, or by adapting a surname to given-name use. Delaina is best understood as a respelling inside that group rather than as the form from which the others descend. Because the variants are close and largely interchangeable in everyday use, no single line of descent from an older name is documented, and suggested links to the Irish surname Delaney or to the French Delaine are proposals rather than established history.
How Popular is the Name Delaina?
Delaina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #2,212 in 1968.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,295 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #12,451 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #7,735 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #9,201 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #11,370 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,088 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,240 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #5,042 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #9,482 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,985 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,291 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #6,040 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #4,793 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #5,954 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #5,416 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #4,888 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #4,837 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #5,328 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #3,934 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #5,273 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #4,137 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #4,017 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #4,703 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #5,729 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #4,042 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2000 | #4,562 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #3,525 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #3,947 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #4,699 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #5,340 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #3,439 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #3,116 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #4,555 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,602 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,962 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #3,543 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1989 | #4,275 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #3,414 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #3,119 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #3,377 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #4,170 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #3,634 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #3,081 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #3,194 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1981 | #3,452 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #3,637 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1979 | #3,089 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #2,524 | 34 | 0.0022% |
| 1977 | #3,508 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #4,200 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,185 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #3,026 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1973 | #2,929 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1972 | #2,761 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1971 | #2,259 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1970 | #2,796 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #3,495 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #2,212 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1967 | #2,226 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1966 | #2,689 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #2,858 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,843 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #3,368 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #3,631 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #4,068 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #4,247 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,008 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #3,588 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #3,985 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #3,740 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #4,840 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #5,750 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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