Fun Facts About the Name Delon
- More than 1 thousand babies named Delon: U.S. records list 1,416 babies given the name Delon from 1880 through 2025. Even 38 girls received the name Delon - about 1 girl for every 36 boys.
What Does the Name Delon Mean?
Delon is a family name of French origin that is also used as a given name. Its meaning is uncertain: no well-supported derivation from a particular French word, place, or earlier personal name has been established. Many French surnames open with the element De-, which generally marks origin (roughly "of" or "from"), so Delon may once have identified a person by a place, but no specific place behind the name is documented with confidence, and the name is not simply translatable.
Delon Name History & Origins
Delon is recorded as a French surname. It became widely recognizable outside France through the French actor Alain Delon (1935 - 2024), whose film career carried the surname to an international audience.
As a given name, Delon appears in the United States and other English-speaking countries, generally as a use of the family name rather than as a name with a separate, documented etymology of its own.
How Popular is the Name Delon?
Delon 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 1993. Its best rank was #1,594 in 1973.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #15,020 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #9,100 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #5,578 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #6,503 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,599 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,812 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,440 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #7,332 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,110 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #6,217 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #6,417 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #8,223 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #9,978 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #6,797 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #5,342 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #4,220 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #6,065 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #5,537 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #4,088 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #3,555 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #4,696 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,881 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #4,969 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #5,551 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,489 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,856 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #4,510 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #4,042 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #4,654 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #3,472 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #4,732 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #2,688 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #2,812 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #2,609 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #2,840 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #2,610 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #2,784 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #2,639 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #2,017 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #2,052 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1991 | #2,418 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #2,451 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #2,307 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #2,262 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,867 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,919 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #2,856 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,314 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,952 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #3,150 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #2,804 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #2,854 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #2,804 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #2,221 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #2,019 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1976 | #1,790 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1975 | #2,667 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #1,942 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #1,594 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #1,692 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #1,997 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #2,934 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #1,873 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #2,133 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #1,864 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #1,981 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1965 | #1,937 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,336 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,549 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,739 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,756 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,523 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,226 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,946 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,407 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,922 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #2,966 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,295 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,568 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #2,893 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,529 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,687 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #2,756 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #3,801 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,467 | 6 | 0.0006% |
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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