girl's name

Delice

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 230

Delice is a girl's name. In 1962 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Delice over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

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Births named Delice by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 30
1910s 15
1920s 15
1930s 35
1940s 20
1950s 10
1960s 5
1970s 5
2000s 45
2010s (to 2011) 35

How popular is Delice?

In 2011, Delice was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Delice is used

France as Délice #5,594 5 in 2018
United States #6,866 5 in 1962

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Delice is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Délice Délice is a rare spelling of Delice, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. 25

Names that peaked alongside Delice

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Delice also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Delice over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Delice

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Delice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Delice

How popular is the name Delice?

In 2011, Delice was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Delice a girl's or a boy's name?

Delice is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Delice most popular?

Delice peaked in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.