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Delaney

“Alder grove, or Irish for descendant of the black challenger” — Norman French, or Irish origin

Girl's name · #242 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Delaney has appeared in US records since 1939 — best rank #169 (2004) · 45,437 babies named Delaney all-time · 1 in 1,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,300 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Delaneys

• Delaney Schnell — American diver
• Delaney Spaulding — American softball player
• Delaney Baie Pridham — American-Canadian soccer player
• Delaney Burns — English rugby union player
• Delaney Rowe — American social media personality, actress, and comedian

What Delaneys become

Among 47 notable people named Delaney:

Athletes appear 3.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Delaney Spaulding, American softball player.

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