Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- From the elder tree grove.
- French
- Surname of unclear origin; possibly from de la nuit meaning of the night
Syllables
3
Themes
- Presidential
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Delano
Pronunciation
d(e)-la-no
Famous People
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1933 (rank #302, 315 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4139, 25 births)
- Girls: peak in 1933 (rank #2275, 13 births); most recent 1980 (rank #10389, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | – |
| 2024 | 31 | – |
| 2023 | 51 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | – |
| 2021 | 37 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 30 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | – |
| 2017 | 47 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #1733, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #3955, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence