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Delia

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What official birth registration shows about Delia: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #699 to #4798.200020052010201520202025#699#4798
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1646
1998#3142
2000#2416
2001#2783
2002#2301
2003#2727
2004#4598
2005#4798
2006#2781
2007#2895
2008#2022
2009#2535
2010#1901
2011#1665
2012#1991
2013#1433
2014#1341
2015#1033
2016#897
2017#753
2018#745
2019#703
2020#720
2021#699
2022#809
2023#1325
2024#1353
2025#1584

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 37 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1584 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1584 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Delia's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#158419HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#135324HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#132524HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#80944HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#69954HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#72051HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#70355HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#74553HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#75353HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#89741HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#103334HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#134124HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#143322HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#199114HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#166517HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#190114HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#25359HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#202212HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#28957HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#27817HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#27276HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#27835HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#164610HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#4837HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#5566HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4458HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5027HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#4309HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#4957HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#4578HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#4369HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#4718HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#5157HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#7584HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#4504HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#5193HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#4594HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#5293HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#3996HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4834HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#4205HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#4694HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#4295HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#3925HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#4065HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3248HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4284HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#3038HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3077HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#3515HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#25010HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#2687HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#2568HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#2975HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#2349HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Delia is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Delia, between 1964 and 2025, in 50 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1964England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 202119642025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202537#234 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202528#699 in 2021
Northern Ireland20211#446 in 2021

Its high point came 57 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1964) than in England and Wales (2021).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1985; it appears again in 1994.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Delia

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1964–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.