Given name & surname
Deloria
“woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary”
Deloria is a variant of Dolores. One Spanish interpretation is “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deloria is a variant of Dolores. One Spanish interpretation is “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Deloria is a variant of Dolores. An origin associated with Dolores is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Deloria as a surname developed from DESLAURIERS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deloria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 425
- 0 boys · 425 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 18 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 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 324 as a first name in 2020; 408 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.
Deloria’s family of names
In English usage, Deloria as a surname developed from the French form DESLAURIERS. Deloria has a related form in Dolores.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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