Delphine: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “woman from Delphi”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- del-FEEN · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
French form of Delphina, ultimately linked to Delphi in Greece; it may also evoke Greek delphis, 'dolphin.' Saint Delphine was a 14th-century Provençal noblewoman.
How popular is Delphine?
Babies named Delphine in 202442
2024 rank#3,630 girls
Peak year1930
Total US babies since 188010,440
Delphine is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Delphine
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Delphine questions
What does the name Delphine mean?
Delphine means "woman from Delphi". It comes from French. French form of Delphina, ultimately linked to Delphi in Greece; it may also evoke Greek delphis, 'dolphin.' Saint Delphine was a 14th-century Provençal noblewoman.
Is Delphine a boy or girl name?
Delphine is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Delphine?
42 US babies were named Delphine in 2024. Its peak year was 1930.
How do you pronounce Delphine?
Delphine is usually pronounced del-FEEN.
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.