Delano

Delano: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from the marsh”
Origin
French
Say it
deh-LAH-noh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

From a French surname, often explained as de la noë, 'of the marsh' or 'from the wet meadow.' It is best known in English through Franklin Delano Roosevelt's middle name.

How popular is Delano?

20249.3 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Delano in 202431

2024 rank#3,603 boys

Peak year1933

Total US babies since 18805,577

Delano is steady now but far below its 1933 peak.

Names like Delano

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oliverolive tree · French
  • Beauhandsome · French
  • Calvinbald · French
  • Louisfamous warrior · French
  • Granttall; large · French
  • Saintholy person; saint · French
  • Remyoarsman · French
  • Russelllittle red-haired one · French

Delano questions

What does the name Delano mean?

Delano means "from the marsh". It comes from French. From a French surname, often explained as de la noë, 'of the marsh' or 'from the wet meadow.' It is best known in English through Franklin Delano Roosevelt's middle name.

Is Delano a boy or girl name?

Delano is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Delano?

31 US babies were named Delano in 2024. Its peak year was 1933.

How do you pronounce Delano?

Delano is usually pronounced deh-LAH-noh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.