boy's name

Delvin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,440

Ireland

#916

2011 births

Delvin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1978, when 194 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Delvin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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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Births named Delvin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 72
1920s 250
1930s 341
1940s 306
1950s 421
1960s 405
1970s 825
1980s 781
1990s 726
2000s 656
2010s 396
2020s (to 2025) 176

How popular is Delvin?

In 2025, Delvin was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Delvin is used

Ireland #916 3 in 2011
Canada #3,991 5 in 2020
England & Wales #4,165 6 in 2025
United States #4,693 22 in 2025
France #6,901 5 in 2023

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.

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 Delvin

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

Parents who like Delvin also like

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

Sibling names for Delvin

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

Common questions about Delvin

How popular is the name Delvin?

In 2025, Delvin was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Delvin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Delvin?

Delvin has 2 syllables.

When was Delvin most popular?

Delvin peaked in 1978, when 194 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Delvin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Delvin currently ranks #4,165 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.