girl's name
Delia
DEEL-yuh
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 41,699
Ireland
#541
2025 births
Delia means of Delos, and it is a title for Artemis rather than a name in itself — she was born on that island, so calling her Delia is like calling someone the Nazarene.
- Delia is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 1957, when 490 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,559 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Delia 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 | 1,546 |
| 1890s | 1,871 |
| 1900s | 1,629 |
| 1910s | 2,360 |
| 1920s | 2,834 |
| 1930s | 2,876 |
| 1940s | 3,223 |
| 1950s | 4,595 |
| 1960s | 3,856 |
| 1970s | 2,986 |
| 1980s | 2,221 |
| 1990s | 2,191 |
| 2000s | 2,346 |
| 2010s | 1,973 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 873 |
What Delia means
Delia means a woman of Delos. It functions as an epithet identifying a goddess by her birthplace rather than as a personal name with a translatable sense.
Where Delia comes from
Delia is the Greek Delia, of Delos — the small Cycladic island where Artemis and Apollo were born, which made it one of the most sacred sites in the Greek world and, for a time, the treasury of the Athenian empire. Using a birthplace as a divine title was ordinary. Delia also serves in English as a short form of Cordelia, Adelia and Bedelia, which are unrelated to the island.
Delia in use
Delia peaked in the United States in 1957, when 490 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 541st in Ireland on 7 births, 708th in France on 100, 1569th in the United States on 135 and 1637th in England and Wales on 19, across 41,699 lifetime births in five of the seven markets we track. France set its own peak of 120 births in 2022.
How popular is Delia?
In 2025, Delia was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Delia 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.
How Delia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Délia | Délia is Delia written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #708. | 870 |
Names that peaked alongside Delia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Delia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Delia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Delia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Delia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Delia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Delia
What does the name Delia mean?
Of Delos — a title for Artemis, born on that island.
Why was Delos important?
The birthplace of Artemis and Apollo, and for a time the treasury of the Athenian empire.
Is Cordelia related?
No. Delia serves as a short form of it, but the two are unrelated in origin.
How popular is Delia?
541st in Ireland, its strongest market, and 1569th in the United States.
Is Delia a girl's or a boy's name?
Delia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Delia?
Delia has 2 syllables.
Is Delia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Delia currently ranks #541 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.