Delia

Meaning: Of Delos
Origin: Greek — An epithet of the goddess Artemis, born on the island of Delos

Girl's name · #1561 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Delia holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1561 in 2025). About 37,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Delia is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Delia ranks in other countries and regions.

#90 in Italy (2024) · #189 in Switzerland (2025) · #370 in Mexico (2024) · #483 in Ireland (2025) · #529 in Austria (2025) · #618 in Poland (2025) · #715 in France (2025) · #786 in Belgium (2025) · #802 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,584 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,478 in Canada (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Delias

Delia Owens — American author and zoologist (born 1949)
Delia Derbyshire — English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001)
Delia Ramirez — United States Representative from Illinois since 2023 (born 1983)
Delia Smith — English cook and television presenter (born 1941)
Delia Ephron — American writer and film producer (born 1944)

In stories & tradition

Delia Ketchum^it — Pokémon (anime series)
Delia Ryan — Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Delia Dale — The Sunshine Girl (musical stage work)

What Delias become

Among 285 notable people named Delia:

Entertainers appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Delia Derbyshire, English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001).

Similar names: Susanna · Delylah · Celia · Georgiana · Melia · Dolly

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