Given name & surname
Delina
Delina is a feminine given name. It is used in English, Albanian, and Walloon.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Delina isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,931
- 0 boys · 1,931 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #3,264 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,264 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,538 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Delina’s family of names
Delina may belong to the same name family as DELINNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Delina
- Delina FicoAlbanian civil society activist
- Linky BoshoffSouth African tennis playerborn 1956
- Delina FilkinsAmerican supercentenarian (1815–1928)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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