girl's name
Dela
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 633
Dela is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Dela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 70 |
| 1930s | 31 |
| 1940s | 27 |
| 1950s | 65 |
| 1960s | 56 |
| 1970s | 43 |
| 1980s | 21 |
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 47 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 81 |
How popular is Dela?
In 2025, Dela was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Dela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dela
How popular is the name Dela?
In 2025, Dela was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dela a girl's or a boy's name?
Dela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Dela?
Dela has 2 syllables.
When was Dela most popular?
Dela peaked in 2025, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dela currently ranks #2,598 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.