Delaney

Delaney is a female given name: 97% of people named Delaney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 3%Female 97%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 3% male / 97% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 1,116 male / 35,499 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Delaney

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Delaney," in English, "Guten Tag Delaney," in German. Delaney is a female given name: about 97% of people named Delaney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Delaney,

German

Guten Tag Delaney,

French

Bonjour Delaney,

Spanish

Estimado/a Delaney:

Chinese

Delaney您好：

Japanese

Delaney様

English

Hi Delaney,

German

Hi Delaney,

French

Salut Delaney,

Spanish

Hola Delaney,

Chinese

Delaney你好：

Japanese

Delaneyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Delaney by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	3%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

1,116 male · 35,499 female · 36,615 births recorded

Male 3%Female 97%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Delaney a male or female name?

Delaney is a female given name: 97% of people named Delaney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Delaney in an email?

Is Delaney a unisex name?

Delaney is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Delaney are men. Delaney leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Delaney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/delaney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_delaney,
  title  = {Is Delaney a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/delaney},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}