Delaney is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #2788 in 2025 with 9 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2018 with 13 births ranking #2090. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 50.0%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 28,142 girls born was named Delaney. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Delaney comes from a surname with both English and Irish routes. In baby-name use it has the polished, surname-style feel that many modern parents like.
Because the source points to more than one surname origin, Delaney is best explained through that broader surname background rather than by pinning it to one narrow meaning. Its given-name use is modern compared with its older family-name history.