Baby name
STABLE
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 Delaney
/di · LAY · nee/
Meaning
“Possibly from an alder grove”
Delaney is a surname turned first name, not a word coined with a fixed sense. One line traces to a Norman-French place name meaning 'from the alder grove'. Separately, in Ireland the surname anglicizes Ó Dubhshláine, meaning 'descendant of Dubhshláine'. The two origins are unrelated, so the name has no single meaning.
Vibe
natural
How it ages.
A modern, easygoing name that reads more like a friendly surname than a traditional first name, comfortable and current without feeling trendy.
The cultural moment.
Ranked number 242 in the United States in 2025, its most recent recorded year; too uncommon elsewhere for any broader pattern to show. Also spelled Delani, Delainey and Delanie.