Delanie
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning dark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine; a form of Delaney.
Babies a year
145
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Delanie by the numbers
Delanie was given to 145 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 205 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Delanie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Delanie
Names that are said the same way as Delanie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Delanie, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Delanie
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