Delia

Girl name

Delia has been given to 37,380 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1957.

Meaning & origin /ˈdiːlɪə/

From Ancient Greek Δηλίᾱ (Dēlíā), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

37,380

Peak year

1957 (490 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -31%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Delia Derbyshire

English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Delia.

38,017 babies since 1942

38,198 babies since 1880

36,481 babies since 1900

38,412 babies since 1880

36,170 babies since 1882

36,080 babies since 1925

38,819 babies since 1912

35,595 babies since 1880

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