Delight
A girl's name of Latin origin with 1,051 recorded U.S. births.
Meaning & Origin
A place in the United States: A town in Pike County, Arkansas. A township in Custer County, Nebraska.
Delight is a girl's baby name of Latin origin, from the Middle English deliten (to please, to take pleasure), ultimately from the Latin delectare (to charm, to delight). As a virtue name, it expresses pure joy and pleasure.
Delight is a wonderful old Puritan virtue name — like Faith, Hope, Joy, and Grace — that carries a simple, radiant meaning. The Puritans named their children after the qualities they hoped to embody, and Delight's unambiguous message of happiness and pleasure makes it a name that's impossible not to smile at.
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Delight is cataloged under the Latin naming tradition. Latin-origin names have been a backbone of Western naming for centuries, carried forward through the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church, and the Romance languages.
In the U.S., Delight has been recorded as a girl's name since 1897, with 1,051 total births. Browse the Latin names hub on this site to explore the broader family.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Delight has 86+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1897.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 20 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 39 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 5 | ▼ |
| 1990s | 8 | ▼ |
| 1980s | 34 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 63 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 72 | ▼ |
| 1950s | 160 | — |
| 1940s | 160 | — |
| 1930s | 177 | ▲ |
| 1920s | 172 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 100 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 36 | ▲ |
| 1890s | 5 | — |
The Story of Delight
A Baby Boomer name
Peaking in 1946, Delight is a timeless Baby Boomer name. Girls named Delight are most likely born between 1936 and 1956.
How rare is Delight?
Only about 1 in every 514,286 babies born in 2024 was named Delight — a truly uncommon choice.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 1897, grew steadily over the decades, peaked in the 1930s with 177 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.
Delight by the numbers
- Would fill 22 school buses
- Meeting one Delight per day would take 2.9 years
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(86 years, 1897–2024)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12453 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15899 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11371 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11628 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12817 |
| 2017 | 10 | #10148 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14971 |
| 2014 | 8 | #12221 |
| 2008 | 5 | #18244 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9804 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7931 |
| 1985 | 5 | #11072 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6950 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10663 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8327 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8248 |
| 1978 | 10 | #6052 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7731 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5684 |
| 1975 | 6 | #8229 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1897–2024