Feminine dossier · first seen 1914

Delana

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Delana
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1969

Peak era

1969

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1914Peak 19692024

Peak year

1969

Decline from peak

81.6%

2024

All-time

4,077

Delana is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1969, when 98 girls were named Delana.

In 2024, only 18 girls were given the name.

Down 81.6% from its peak.

All told, about 4,077 Americans have been named Delana and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1969

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