Delight
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning joy, pleasure; a virtue name.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2278
12 babies
Delight by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Delight. In the US, 10 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 1946, making it a 1940s name.
Other names that mean joy
Like Delight, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean purity
Like Delight, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Delight
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