Delaney
Usage of Delaney in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Delaney against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Delaney is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Delaney is an Irish surname read as “dark challenger” or “descendant of the challenger.” Delaney is also traced to French with the meaning “from the alder grove.” Delaney has become a girls' name with a Southern feel, where surnames for girls are long familiar.
Delaney in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,283 girls were named Delaney, making it the #242 girls' name in the US. Since 1939, 45,437 girls have been named Delaney, with the most (2,002) in 2004. It is most common, relative to births, in Maine, South Dakota and Delaware.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #644 girls | 19 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Delaney
There are 6 towns and villages with Delaney in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Delaney | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Delaney | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Delaney | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Delaney Corner | Delaware, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Delaney Woods | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Delaney Creek Estates | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Delaney
There are 14 lakes and reservoirs with Delaney in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 8🇨🇦 Canada 6
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| Delaney Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Delaney Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Delaney Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Delaney Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Delaney Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Delaney Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Delaney Pond | Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Delaney Prairie | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Delaney | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Big Delaney Reservoir | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Delaney songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Delaney in their title. The best known:
- The Year That Clayton Delaney Died – Tom T. Hall (1971)
- Dinny Delaney’s
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Delaney
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Delaney.
Delaney Williams
Delaney as a pet name
FurryName has found 26 dogs named Delaney in public pet registers, making it the #5,902 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (23), Toronto (2), New York City (1). Delaney as a dog name →
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