Given name & surname
Delman
“a man from the valley”
Delman is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a man from the valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a man from the valley.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 235
- 235 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 14 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 boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 179 as a first name in 2020; 677 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Delman’s family of names
Delman has a related form in Dellman. Delman has a related form in Dellmann. Delman has a related form in Delmann.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Delman, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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