Given name & surname
Delphin
“resembling a dolphin”
Delphin is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a dolphin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “resembling a dolphin.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delphin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 116 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1907
- 13 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 7 in 1935. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1907. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 187 as a first name in 2020; 342 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.
Delphin’s family of names
Delphin has a related form in Delfin. Delphin has a related form in Deifino. Delphin has a related form in Delfinos.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Delphin
- Delphin StrungkGerman composer1601–1694
- Delphin de BordeauxFrench bishop
- Delphin EnjolrasFrench painter (1857-1945)1865–1945
- Delcat IdengoCongolese rapper1993–2025
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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