Great pleasure or joy
Derived directly from the English word, which traces back to the Old French 'delit' and Latin 'delectare'. It was used occasionally by Puritans as a virtue name to express the joy a child brought to their parents. Today, it remains a rare choice that functions as both a name and a direct emotional descriptor.
Less common today
Delight isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,606 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Influential editor of Screenland magazine during the Golden Age of Hollywood
The original form of the character Delirium before she changed · The Sandman comics
