Delia
#1,561 for girls in 2025, 135 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #4,853
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 143 births
- Debut · girls
- 129 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 37,318since 1880
Delia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Delia has never cracked the top 100 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,561 | 135 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,509 | 143 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,446 | 154 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,621 | 130 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,460 | 147 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,343 | 164 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,452 | 152 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,391 | 161 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,353 | 171 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,307 | 183 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,239 | 197 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,147 | 217 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,319 | 178 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,125 | 219 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,007 | 250 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,021 | 245 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,116 | 227 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,126 | 229 | — | |
| 2007 | #985 | 272 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,068 | 238 | — | |
| 2005 | #947 | 261 | — | |
| 2004 | #970 | 247 | — | |
| 2003 | #945 | 248 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,073 | 198 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,045 | 205 | — | |
| 2000 | #957 | 221 | — | |
| 1999 | #897 | 236 | — | |
| 1998 | #862 | 246 | — | |
| 1997 | #875 | 232 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,004 | 187 | — | |
| 1995 | #877 | 217 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,055 | 172 | — | |
| 1993 | #856 | 226 | — | |
| 1992 | #963 | 199 | — | |
| 1991 | #868 | 230 | — | |
| 1990 | #809 | 246 | — | |
| 1989 | #849 | 219 | — | |
| 1988 | #913 | 187 | — | |
| 1987 | #858 | 199 | — | |
| 1986 | #856 | 193 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #863 | 185 | — | |
| 1984 | #792 | 202 | — | |
| 1983 | #646 | 266 | — | |
| 1982 | #747 | 223 | — | |
| 1981 | #685 | 254 | — | |
| 1980 | #639 | 285 | — | |
| 1979 | #625 | 280 | — | |
| 1978 | #589 | 289 | — | |
| 1977 | #539 | 334 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #537 | 325 | — | |
| 1975 | #594 | 271 | — | |
| 1974 | #638 | 240 | — | |
| 1973 | #543 | 307 | — | |
| 1972 | #558 | 296 | — | |
| 1971 | #572 | 307 | — | |
| 1970 | #560 | 327 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #569 | 298 | — | |
| 1968 | #547 | 312 | — | |
| 1967 | #532 | 313 | — | |
| 1966 | #513 | 340 | — | |
| 1965 | #497 | 363 | — | |
| 1964 | #465 | 433 | — | |
| 1963 | #464 | 436 | — | |
| 1962 | #474 | 415 | — | |
| 1961 | #453 | 468 | — | |
| 1960 | #445 | 478 | — | |
| 1959 | #436 | 488 | — | |
| 1958 | #446 | 457 | — | |
| 1957 | #423 | 490 | — | |
| 1956 | #414 | 479 | — | |
| 1955 | #405 | 465 | — | |
| 1954 | #405 | 457 | — | |
| 1953 | #389 | 480 | — | |
| 1952 | #389 | 452 | — | |
| 1951 | #403 | 419 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #399 | 402 | — | |
| 1949 | #388 | 413 | — | |
| 1948 | #417 | 357 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #416 | 377 | — | |
| 1946 | #419 | 336 | — | |
| 1945 | #436 | 271 | — | |
| 1944 | #424 | 286 | — | |
| 1943 | #420 | 306 | — | |
| 1942 | #394 | 327 | — | |
| 1941 | #403 | 284 | — | |
| 1940 | #426 | 256 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #411 | 268 | — | |
| 1938 | #413 | 265 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #385 | 284 | — | |
| 1936 | #404 | 252 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #397 | 265 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #370 | 290 | — | |
| 1933 | #344 | 328 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #376 | 296 | — | |
| 1931 | #365 | 311 | — | |
| 1930 | #396 | 294 | — | |
| 1929 | #385 | 302 | — | |
| 1928 | #387 | 297 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #400 | 294 | — | |
| 1926 | #405 | 282 | — | |
| 1925 | #417 | 272 | — | |
| 1924 | #405 | 289 | — | |
| 1923 | #387 | 293 | — | |
| 1922 | #423 | 247 | — | |
| 1921 | #410 | 271 | — | |
| 1920 | #393 | 282 | — | |
| 1919 | #374 | 300 | — | |
| 1918 | #381 | 294 | — | |
| 1917 | #376 | 283 | — | |
| 1916 | #383 | 267 | — | |
| 1915 | #358 | 280 | — | |
| 1914 | #335 | 248 | — | |
| 1913 | #344 | 198 | — | |
| 1912 | #350 | 171 | — | |
| 1911 | #303 | 170 | — | |
| 1910 | #314 | 149 | — | |
| 1909 | #295 | 147 | — | |
| 1908 | #272 | 168 | — | |
| 1907 | #271 | 162 | — | |
| 1906 | #294 | 125 | — | |
| 1905 | #243 | 171 | — | |
| 1904 | #226 | 184 | — | |
| 1903 | #253 | 145 | — | |
| 1902 | #271 | 132 | — | |
| 1901 | #224 | 164 | — | |
| 1900 | #207 | 231 | — | |
| 1899 | #207 | 180 | — | |
| 1898 | #215 | 179 | — | |
| 1897 | #203 | 186 | — | |
| 1896 | #200 | 190 | — | |
| 1895 | #195 | 193 | — | |
| 1894 | #203 | 172 | — | |
| 1893 | #181 | 194 | — | |
| 1892 | #177 | 203 | — | |
| 1891 | #180 | 177 | — | |
| 1890 | #172 | 197 | — | |
| 1889 | #164 | 182 | — | |
| 1888 | #155 | 200 | — | |
| 1887 | #163 | 150 | — | |
| 1886 | #146 | 169 | — | |
| 1885 | #144 | 155 | — | |
| 1884 | #147 | 145 | — | |
| 1883 | #128 | 162 | — | |
| 1882 | #126 | 143 | — | |
| 1881 | #141 | 111 | — | |
| 1880 | #126 | 129 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Delia was already there! It came in at #126, and was given to 129 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 170 girls a year got the name.
Where Delia is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#614 · 1 in 3,150
- Missouri#731 · 1 in 3,710
- Minnesota#756 · 1 in 3,987
- Tennessee#757 · 1 in 3,825
- Wisconsin#826 · 1 in 4,516
Best ever in a state: #48 in Arizona, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #614 | 8 | 1 in 3,150 |
| Missouri | #731 | 7 | 1 in 3,710 |
| Minnesota | #756 | 6 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Tennessee | #757 | 8 | 1 in 3,825 |
| Wisconsin | #826 | 5 | 1 in 4,516 |
| Illinois | #843 | 12 | 1 in 4,629 |
| Maryland | #894 | 5 | 1 in 4,655 |
| New York | #1,138 | 13 | 1 in 6,769 |
| New Jersey | #1,148 | 5 | 1 in 7,193 |
| Ohio | #1,153 | 7 | 1 in 7,397 |
| Virginia | #1,201 | 5 | 1 in 7,206 |
| Florida | #1,380 | 9 | 1 in 9,551 |
| California | #1,406 | 19 | 1 in 10,303 |
| Texas | #1,514 | 15 | 1 in 10,658 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Delia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 52 spots since 2024 (#1,509 → #1,561)
- 218 spots since 2020 (#1,343 → #1,561)
- 322 spots since 2015 (#1,239 → #1,561)
- Biggest jump: 178 spots in 1995 (#1,055 → #877)
- Biggest drop: 199 spots in 1994 (#856 → #1,055)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #126 (143 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 123 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 693
- Highest: 1 in 693 girls born in 1883 were named Delia (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,906 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #126 in 1882, was only 1 in 754 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 12.3% of all girls named Delia (4,589) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,546 | #126 (1882) | #144 |
| 1890s | 1,871 | #172 (1890) | #193 |
| 1900s | 1,629 | #207 (1900) | #256 |
| 1910s | 2,360 | #303 (1911) | #352 |
| 1920s | 2,829 | #385 (1929) | #401 |
| 1930s | 2,853 | #344 (1933) | #386 |
| 1940s | 3,213 | #388 (1949) | #414 |
| 1950s | 4,589 | #389 (1953) | #411 |
| 1960s | 3,856 | #445 (1960) | #496 |
| 1970s | 2,976 | #537 (1976) | #576 |
| 1980s | 2,213 | #639 (1980) | #785 |
| 1990s | 2,191 | #809 (1990) | #907 |
| 2000s | 2,346 | #945 (2003) | #1,023 |
| 2010s | 1,973 | #1,007 (2011) | #1,236 |
| 2020s | 873 | #1,343 (2020) | #1,490 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Delia in 2017
girls
#1,353
171 births · 1 in 10,096 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 10,096 of them was named Delia, which outranked 92.7% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Delia
- #1,348Colbie172
- #1,348Kaley172
- #1,348Stacy172
- #1,353Delia171
- #1,353Aleigha171
- #1,353Ariadna171
- #1,353Imogen171
- #1,360Aila170
- #1,360Belinda170
- #1,360Dior170
Tied with 6 names at #1,353; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.