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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in English
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Delight is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2024: 7 girls (rank 12161). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Delight
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,555 | observed |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 9 | 1,219 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | 6 | 1,659 | observed |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | 6 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,862 | observed |
| 1909 | 9 | 1,471 | observed |
| 1910 | 5 | 2,398 | observed |
| 1911 | 6 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1912 | 11 | 1,719 | observed |
| 1913 | 10 | 2,034 | observed |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 12 | 2,384 | observed |
| 1916 | 19 | 1,805 | observed |
| 1917 | 11 | 2,693 | observed |
| 1918 | 9 | 3,244 | observed |
| 1919 | 17 | 2,063 | observed |
| 1920 | 17 | 2,172 | observed |
| 1921 | 20 | 1,988 | observed |
| 1922 | 14 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1923 | 19 | 2,021 | observed |
| 1924 | 16 | 2,308 | observed |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,778 | observed |
| 1926 | 24 | 1,721 | observed |
| 1927 | 12 | 2,699 | observed |
| 1928 | 20 | 1,897 | observed |
| 1929 | 18 | 1,953 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,845 | observed |
| 1931 | 18 | 1,876 | observed |
| 1932 | 20 | 1,754 | observed |
| 1933 | 13 | 2,275 | observed |
| 1934 | 25 | 1,481 | observed |
| 1935 | 21 | 1,663 | observed |
| 1936 | 16 | 1,950 | observed |
| 1937 | 19 | 1,784 | observed |
| 1938 | 15 | 2,113 | observed |
| 1939 | 20 | 1,731 | observed |
| 1940 | 12 | 2,424 | observed |
| 1941 | 9 | 3,030 | observed |
| 1942 | 7 | 3,738 | observed |
| 1943 | 10 | 3,040 | observed |
| 1944 | 17 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1945 | 11 | 2,742 | observed |
| 1946 | 32 | 1,559 | observed |
| 1947 | 28 | 1,822 | observed |
| 1948 | 15 | 2,589 | observed |
| 1949 | 19 | 2,274 | observed |
| 1950 | 9 | 3,662 | observed |
| 1951 | 10 | 3,482 | observed |
| 1952 | 10 | 3,552 | observed |
| 1953 | 20 | 2,363 | observed |
| 1954 | 19 | 2,519 | observed |
| 1955 | 29 | 1,978 | observed |
| 1956 | 17 | 2,826 | observed |
| 1957 | 25 | 2,218 | observed |
| 1958 | 10 | 3,925 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 3,827 | observed |
| 1960 | 7 | 5,168 | observed |
| 1961 | 12 | 3,793 | observed |
| 1962 | 10 | 4,263 | observed |
| 1963 | 10 | 4,272 | observed |
| 1964 | 9 | 4,636 | observed |
| 1965 | 11 | 3,952 | observed |
| 1966 | 5 | 6,564 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 4,982 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | 6 | 7,070 | observed |
| 1971 | 6 | 7,388 | observed |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | 11 | 4,871 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 6 | 7,984 | observed |
| 1976 | 10 | 5,601 | observed |
| 1977 | 7 | 7,567 | observed |
| 1978 | 10 | 5,958 | observed |
| 1979 | 7 | 8,061 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 7 | 8,128 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 5 | 10,275 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 6,810 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 10,677 | observed |
| 1986 | 8 | 7,749 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | 8 | 9,559 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 5 | 17,504 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 8 | 11,931 | observed |
| 2015 | 6 | 14,482 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 10 | 9,943 | observed |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,464 | observed |
| 2019 | 8 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 8 | 11,146 | observed |
| 2022 | 5 | 15,306 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 7 | 12,161 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Delight” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American record producer and composer (1933–2024)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
