Given name & surname
Delvin
“a godly friend”
Delvin is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a godly friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a godly friend.”
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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delvin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,355
- 5,328 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 194 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,576 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,576 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 186 in 1978. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,786 as a first name in 2020; 126 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.
Delvin’s family of names
Delvin has a related form in Delvon. Delvin has a related form in Delevin. Delvin has a related form in Delevinn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Delvin
- Delvin N'DingaRepublic of the Congo footballerborn 1988
- Delvin WilliamsAmerican football playerborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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