Delbert

Last seen for girls in 1968 at #7,016 · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1920 · 982 births
Debut · boys
44 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
46,930
since 1880

Delbert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Delbert has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #150, 1920boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,80312
2024#6,19914
2023#5,47017
2022#5,87415
2021#5,56216
2020#3,91826
2019#4,95119
2018#5,10618
2017#4,59421
2016#4,47022
2015#4,40722
2014#4,70220
2013#4,62120
2012#5,03518
2011#5,43316
2010#4,24123
2009#4,42922
2008#4,14524
2007#3,02538
2006#3,52429
2005#2,84637
2004#2,95334
2003#2,92233
2002#2,55638
2001#2,93131
2000#2,80532
1999#2,34738
1998#2,45035
1997#2,09642
1996#2,11540
1995#1,45667
1994#1,43467
1993#1,51261
1992#1,37168
1991#1,21683
1990#1,11792
1989#1,28172
1988#1,07685
1987#1,03085
1986#867110
1985#839114
1984#854106
1983#743135
1982#861107
1981#760131
1980#749137
1979#698150
1978#713139
1977#648171
1976#671150
1975#625167
1974#567200
1973#508234
1972#539218
1971#515251
1970#505255
1969#467267
1968#7,0165#456282
1967#424322
1966#391366
1965#407373
1964#397398
1963#5,8916#381437
1962#354497
1961#363478
1960#6,3905#353490
1959#330557
1958#323568
1957#323567
1956#5,3256#298617
1955#280654
1954#289606
1953#284616
1952#273641
1951#274609
1950#277569
1949#265608
1948#246693
1947#244724
1946#231678
1945#4,5565#215641
1944#200745
1943#204788
1942#197797
1941#192756
1940#180813
1939#4,2505#174843
1938#4,3425#169874
1937#3,8006#161909
1936#163882
1935#4,2045#165861
1934#163894
1933#157921
1932#1511,038
1931#3,4977#159932
1930#1511,013
1929#3,6827#157962
1928#4,1956#1541,023
1927#3,2849#159964
1926#3,2699#163916
1925#3,11610#167898
1924#4,0027#161988
1923#4,9675#156997
1922#162976
1921#5,0995#156972
1920#150982
1919#4,8145#157848
1918#164833
1917#162775
1916#3,2588#161743
1915#179630
1914#184472
1913#184369
1912#180325
1911#209140
1910#210122
1909#22691
1908#21692
1907#21588
1906#19789
1905#22872
1904#24759
1903#25750
1902#25951
1901#27738
1900#31944
1899#23849
1898#25548
1897#27942
1896#26546
1895#31633
1894#32230
1893#31231
1892#27443
1891#26537
1890#32828
1889#30532
1888#26245
1887#31128
1886#31130
1885#25642
1884#25446
1883#24543
1882#24846
1881#31327
1880#24944
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Delbert was already there! It came in at #249, and was given to 44 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 18 boys a year got the name.

Where Delbert is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMEVermont: #107 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 485 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNHWashington: #70 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 312 boysWAIdaho: #84 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 314 boysIDMontana: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 634 boysMTNorth Dakota: #123 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 568 boysNDMinnesota: #125 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 747 boysMNIllinois: #119 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 760 boysILWisconsin: #125 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 776 boysWIMichigan: #137 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 937 boysMINew York: #371 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,144 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedRIOregon: #64 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 249 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #104 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 444 boysSDIowa: #98 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 476 boysIAIndiana: #85 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 477 boysINOhio: #106 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 781 boysOHPennsylvania: #190 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,289 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #195 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,368 boysCAUtah: #73 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 271 boysUTColorado: #86 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 415 boysCONebraska: #81 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 353 boysNEMissouri: #104 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 512 boysMOKentucky: #94 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 489 boysKYWest Virginia: #66 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 362 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedVAMaryland: #212 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,523 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNMKansas: #93 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 404 boysKSArkansas: #202 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,180 boysARTennessee: #226 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,892 boysTNNorth Carolina: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,776 boysNCSouth Carolina: #386 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,180 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #82 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 375 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedLAMississippi: #349 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,212 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedHITexas: #173 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 887 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#64 · 1 in 249
  2. West Virginia#66 · 1 in 362
  3. Washington#70 · 1 in 312
  4. Utah#73 · 1 in 271
  5. Nebraska#81 · 1 in 353

Best ever in a state: #23 in Nevada, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#64231 in 249
West Virginia#66461 in 362
Washington#70311 in 312
Utah#73171 in 271
Nebraska#81341 in 353
Oklahoma#82591 in 375
Idaho#84121 in 314
Indiana#85521 in 477
Colorado#86211 in 415
Kansas#93391 in 404
Kentucky#94531 in 489
Iowa#98441 in 476
Missouri#104551 in 512
South Dakota#104141 in 444
Ohio#106641 in 781
Vermont#10751 in 485
Illinois#119731 in 760
Montana#12071 in 634
North Dakota#123111 in 568
Minnesota#125301 in 747
Wisconsin#125301 in 776
Michigan#137371 in 937
Texas#173591 in 887
Pennsylvania#190381 in 2,289
California#195221 in 1,368
Arkansas#202151 in 1,180
Maryland#21251 in 2,523
Tennessee#226131 in 1,892
Mississippi#34961 in 3,212
North Carolina#37091 in 3,776
New York#371131 in 7,144
South Carolina#38651 in 4,180
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Delbert
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 604 spots since 2024 (#6,199#6,803)
  • 2,885 spots since 2020 (#3,918#6,803)
  • 2,396 spots since 2015 (#4,407#6,803)
  • Biggest jump: 118 spots in 1983 (#861#743)
  • Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1987 (#867#1,030)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #150 (982 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 40 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 107 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1880–1986
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,006
  • Highest: 1 in 1,006 boys born in 1932 were named Delbert (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 142,340 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #150 in 1920, was only 1 in 1,084 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Delbert (9,678) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s383#245 (1883)#275
1890s387#238 (1899)#285
1900s674#197 (1906)#244
1910s5,257#157 (1919)#179
1920s9,678#150 (1920)#159
1930s9,167#151 (1932)#161
1940s7,243#180 (1940)#217
1950s6,004#273 (1952)#295
1960s3,910#353 (1960)#399
1970s1,935#505 (1970)#599
1980s1,082#743 (1983)#906
1990s593#1,117 (1990)#1,711
2000s318#2,556 (2002)#3,214
2010s199#4,241 (2010)#4,756
2020s100#3,918 (2020)#5,638

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Delbert in 1922

boys
#162
976 births · 1 in 1,115 boys

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #162Delbert976
More about 1922

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 1,115 of them was named Delbert, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delbert
  1. #159Matthew982
  2. #160Clayton979
  3. #161Angelo978
  4. #162Delbert976
  5. #163Mike931
  6. #164Phillip920
  7. #165Clinton916
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. 520Desmond#1,360#840
  2. 504Gorden#1,226#722
  3. 418Jackie#1,140#722
  4. 417Daryl#843#426
  5. 361Brown#1,360#999
Fallers
  1. 600Adolf#991#1,591
  2. 508Nello#962#1,470
  3. 439Newman#843#1,282
  4. 394Marcos#939#1,333
  5. 343Porfirio#939#1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922