Delia
Latin at root, meaning "of Delos", the Greek island. In Poland it stays rare: most people have never met a Delia, and it belongs entirely to girls. Last year brought a few more of them than the quiet years before.
Delia Pronunciation
Delia is pronounced DEL-yah (/ˈdɛlja/).
What Delia means
Where Delia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Delia rests on Latin, and the island of Delos stands behind it. The name means "of Delos," a small rocky island in the Aegean Sea. In Greek myth Delos was the birthplace of Artemis and Apollo. From that story Delia grew into a title for the goddess born on its shore.
The Roman poet Tibullus gave the name a second life. In his first book of elegies, composed around 26 BC, he called his beloved Delia. From Latin verse the name settled into Italian and Spanish usage, where it still appears on a class register today.
The root never moved. Whatever a woman named Delia does with her life, the name points back to one island. On a form at the urząd the meaning reads plainly enough: pochodząca z wyspy Delos, a woman from Delos.
How many people are named Delia
1 in 245042 women in Poland is named Delia. 92 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3632 among female names.
Delia's popularity over time
3 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1225 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Where Delia is most popular
Delia is most popular in Greater Poland, 904% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Greater Poland2 girls born+904%
Delia as a middle name
Delia is a first name for 92 women in Poland and a middle name for another 31, a 75/25 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1254th, between Bohdana (31) and Florencja (31).
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#1252 Anabella31
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#1253 Bohdana31
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#1254 Delia31
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#1255 Florencja31
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#1256 Gail31