Delvin
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning black-haired or descendant of Delb.
Delvin by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Delvin. In the US, 36 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 186 babies in 1978, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Delvin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Devonfrom devonshire or the devon valley484 in the US (2017)
- Devynfawn-like; a modern respelling of Devin313 in the US (2017)
- Deliafrom Delos; epithet of Artemis170 in the US (2017)
- Davinbeloved; a form of David146 in the US (2017)
- Devendescendant of Damhán; fawn-like; a spelling variant of Devin89 in the US (2017)
- Devinadivine; a form of Devi44 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Delvin
Names that are said the same way as Delvin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Delphineof Delphi; from the oracle39 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Delvin, 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)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Delvin
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