Delfina

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Delfina is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name2.4K records spelled Delfina3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, Indonesia, United States, Peru

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Ďelfina

• Russian given name772 records spelled Delfina7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, Peru, Kazakhstan

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Дельфина, Делфина, Del'Fina

• Croatian given name567 records spelled Delfina9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, North Macedonia, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian

  Also written Делфина

48 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Delfina is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Portuguese, female equivalent of delfim

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, delphyne

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Forme de Delphine, du grec delphin « dauphin ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• Proveniente da Delfi

  as a name·Il grande libro dei nomi per bebè. Significato, origini, curiosità. Oltre 7000 nomi per bambine e bambini Significato,…

• De Delfos

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 136 years between 1884–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Delfina Potockab. 1807PLsocialite (1807-1877)
• Delfina Ortega Díazb. 1845MXFirst Lady of Mexico (1845-1880)
• Elena Garrob. 1916MXnot in their usual nameMexican writer (1916–1998)
• Delfina Guzmánb. 1928CLChilean actress
• Delfina Paredesb. 1944PEPeruvian actress
• Alma Delfinab. 1960MXMexican actress (born 1960)
• Delfina Aldenb. 1988UAactress
• Delfina Merinob. 1989AROlympic field hockey player
• Delfina Chavesb. 1996ARArgentinian actress
• Delfina Pignatiellob. 2000ARArgentine swimmer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 807 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Delfina?

We estimate roughly 19 thousand people bear Delfina (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Delfina have the most bearers?

Delfina is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled delfina.

How common is Delfina compared with other names?

In Argentina, Delfina is the 274th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Delfina a male or female name?

Delfina is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Delfina mean?

Recorded meaning: Female variant of Dauphin; Aramaic etymology in this entry; name-day not stated.