Baby name
FADING
🇺🇸 🇦🇺 Delta
/DEL · tuh/
Meaning
“Fourth Greek letter, river delta”
Named after Δ, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, which developed from the Phoenician letter daleth. The word delta is also used for the triangular landform where a river's branching channels meet the sea at its mouth.
Nicknames
del · delli
Vibe
boldsleek
How it ages.
A distinctive word name that reads modern and bold rather than traditional; likely to appeal to parents drawn to nature and vocabulary names rather than family classics.
The cultural moment.
Niche; last ranked #993 in the United States in 1934, and out of the US top 1000 since.