Delia

“From Delos, an epithet of the goddess Artemis” — Ancient Greek origin

Girl's name · #1561 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Delia has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #126 (1880) · 37,318 babies named Delia all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 850 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Delias

Delia Derbyshire — English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001)
Delia Grigore — Romanian Romani writer, philologist, academic and Romani rights activist
Delia Owens — American author and zoologist
Delia Boccardo — Italian actress (born 1948)
Delia Fiallo — Cuban author and screenwriter (1924–2021)

Among 274 notable people named Delia:

Entertainers appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Delia Derbyshire, English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001).

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