Delfina
Greek at root, from the word for "dolphin": a rare thing to name a child. Only about 400 women in Poland carry it, so meeting one stays with you.
Delfina Pronunciation
Delfina is pronounced del-FEE-nah (/dɛlˈfina/).
What Delfina means
Where Delfina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Delfina comes from the Greek word delphís, which means dolphin. In Polish the sense stays plain: delfin, the animal itself. The origin sits near the surface.
The name reached Poland mostly in the nineteenth century and stayed rare there. Its best-known bearer is Delfina Potocka, an aristocrat and gifted singer whom Fryderyk Chopin and the poet Zygmunt Krasiński counted among their closest friends. Chopin dedicated his Waltz in D-flat major, the one nicknamed the Minute Waltz, to her. Through her, the Polish form held a place in the country's cultural memory while the name kept its scarcity.
Delfina has two name-days, on 26 November and on 9 December. At an imieniny a girl might gather both dates, one in late autumn, one closer to winter. The pull toward the sea does not let go. Behind every Delfina swims the Greek delphís, the dolphin.
When Delfina celebrates name day
Delfina appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 9 December.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Delfina
1 in 56219 women in Poland is named Delfina. 401 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1476 among female names.
Delfina's popularity over time
2 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1518 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000. Still the #1476 name among living women, even as it slips to #1518 among newborns.
Delfina as a middle name
Delfina is a first name for 401 women in Poland and a middle name for another 336, a 54/46 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 369th, between Liza (338) and Sybilla (334).
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#367 Arletta341
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#368 Liza338
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#369 Delfina336
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#370 Sybilla334
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#371 Anastasia332