Around the world, Delay (Delay 
, 迪莱 
, Laier 
) is a rare mostly masculine, but seldom female given name. The first name Delay is characteristic of Italy, where it is a very rare boy's name, Indonesia, and Philippines, where it is a very rare largely female, but infrequently male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and China. More frequently, Delay is the last name as well as the forename.