Given name & surname
Dellene
“born of the nobility”
Dellene is a variant of Della. One German interpretation is “born of the nobility.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dellene is a variant of Della. One German interpretation is “born of the nobility.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dellene is a variant of Della. An origin associated with Della is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dellene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 0 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 1936
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 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.
Dellene’s family of names
Dellene has a related form in Della.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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