girl's name
Delena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,173
Delena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1967, when 58 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1902.
Delena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 125 |
| 1930s | 132 |
| 1940s | 139 |
| 1950s | 252 |
| 1960s | 402 |
| 1970s | 354 |
| 1980s | 232 |
| 1990s | 204 |
| 2000s | 140 |
| 2010s | 79 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Delena?
In 2025, Delena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Delena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Delena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Delena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Delena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Delena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Delena
How popular is the name Delena?
In 2025, Delena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Delena a girl's or a boy's name?
Delena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Delena most popular?
Delena peaked in 1967, when 58 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Delena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Delena currently ranks #13,210 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.