Given name
Delphine
“woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin”
Delphine is a variant of Delphina. One Greek interpretation is “woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Delphine is a variant of Delphina. One Greek interpretation is “woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delphine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,481
- 33 boys · 10,448 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 348 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,592 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,592 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 348 in 1958. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,334 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.
Delphine’s family of names
In English usage, Delphine has a diminutive in DELPHI. Delphine shares a linguistic root with Delfina. Delphine has a related form in Delphina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Delphine has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Delphine
- Delphine SeyrigFrench actress and film director (1932–1990)
- Delphine de GirardinFrench writer (1804–1855)
- Delphine de ViganFrench novelistborn 1966
- Delphine CascarinoFrench footballer (born 1997)
- Princess Delphine of BelgiumBelgian artist; extramarital daughter of King Albert II of Belgiumborn 1968
- Delphine DjiraibeChadian activist and lawyerborn 1960
- Delphine ClaudelFrench cross-country skierborn 1996
- Delphine WespiserMiss France 2012, contestant in Miss World 2012born 1992
- Delphine BathoFrench politicianborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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