# Delphine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/delphine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dɛlˈfiːn/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Delphi |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,481 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 33 / 10,448 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 441, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

French form of Latin Delphina, meaning woman from Delphi; Bl. Delphine of Glandèves was a 14th century nun from Provence.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 | 5,246 |
| 2012 | 35 | 4,235 |
| 2013 | 36 | 4,093 |
| 2014 | 35 | 4,204 |
| 2015 | 60 | 2,895 |
| 2016 | 46 | 3,424 |
| 2017 | 43 | 3,577 |
| 2018 | 49 | 3,260 |
| 2019 | 43 | 3,565 |
| 2020 | 42 | 3,562 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3,695 |
| 2022 | 51 | 3,182 |
| 2023 | 43 | 3,607 |
| 2024 | 42 | 3,657 |
| 2025 | 42 | 3,592 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 | 3,366 |
| 1917 | 5 | 4,123 |
| 1919 | 6 | 3,834 |
| 1929 | 7 | 3,308 |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,131 |
| 1933 | 5 | 3,769 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 1,729 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1,720 |
| 2013 | 21 | 1,484 |
| 2014 | 16 | 1,798 |
| 2015 | 17 | 1,711 |
| 2016 | 17 | 1,749 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1,817 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,618 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1,224 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1,383 |
| 2023 | 32 | 1,056 |
| 2024 | 35 | 1,007 |
| 2025 | 39 | 894 |

## People named Delphine

- Delphine Seyrig, French actress and film director (1932–1990)
- Delphine de Girardin, French writer (1804–1855)
- Delphine de Vigan, French novelist
- Princess Delphine of Belgium, Belgian artist; extramarital daughter of King Albert II of Belgium
- Delphine Cascarino, French footballer (born 1997)
- Delphine LaLaurie, American serial killer (1787–1849)
- Delphine Djiraïbé, Chadian activist and lawyer
- Delphine Claudel, French cross-country skier
- Delphine Chanéac, French model, actress, and DJ
- Delphine Batho, French politician
- Delphine Zanga Tsogo, Cameroonian writer
- Delphine Réau, French sports shooter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.