The baby name Delana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dəˈleɪnə/ (duh-LAY-nuh) — also heard as /dɛˈlɑːnə/ (deh-LAH-nah).
The baby name Delana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dəˈleɪnə/ (duh-LAY-nuh) — also heard as /dɛˈlɑːnə/ (deh-LAH-nah).
Delana is in Origin.
Delana is a modern English feminine given name, most likely formed by adding the productive prefix De- to Lana or Alana. Lana traces to Slavic Svetlana “light” (via diminutive Lana) or Latin lana “wool,” while Alana is linked to Irish álainn “beautiful” or Hawaiian ‘alana “offering, awakening.” Some also treat it as a smoothed variant of Delaney, an Irish surname. As such, Delana is commonly read as connoting light and beauty.
Documented in U.S. baby-name data from the mid-20th century onward, Delana has seen modest, regionally varied use, with continued but rare appearance today. Spellings and near-forms include DeLana, Delaina, Delayna, Delayna, Delanna, and Delena; related surname-name cousin Delaney also influences the sound. Nicknames Lana, Lani, and Dela are common. Overall, Delana fits modern, mellifluous coinages with familiar roots.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Girls | 2007 | #299 | 7 | 2,781 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #899 | 18 | 8,487 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #928 | 28 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,117 | 25 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
Delana is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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