Delois

Last seen for girls in 1999 at #11,385 · Last seen for boys in 1945 at #2,996
Given to girls 98.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1948 · 321 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,500
since 1912

Delois over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Delois has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #445, 1948girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five girls were named Delois! It came in at #2,360, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1980, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Delois is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedMNIllinois: #956 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,936 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedWIMichigan: #862 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,661 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedWVVirginia: #537 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,634 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedKSArkansas: #212 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsARTennessee: #437 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,551 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #419 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,047 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #479 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,194 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedLAMississippi: #223 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsMSAlabama: #273 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsALGeorgia: #425 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Delois, so not publishedHITexas: #772 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,723 girlsTXFlorida: #680 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,377 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#212 · 1 in 1,186
  2. Mississippi#223 · 1 in 1,207
  3. Alabama#273 · 1 in 1,735
  4. North Carolina#419 · 1 in 4,047
  5. Georgia#425 · 1 in 3,711

Best ever in a state: #115 in Arkansas, 1952.

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Arkansas#212151 in 1,186
Mississippi#223211 in 1,207
Alabama#273201 in 1,735
North Carolina#419121 in 4,047
Georgia#425121 in 3,711
Tennessee#43781 in 4,551
Oklahoma#47951 in 4,194
Virginia#53761 in 6,634
Florida#68061 in 8,377
Texas#772131 in 8,723
Michigan#86251 in 17,661
Illinois#95661 in 17,936
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See more about Delois
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1999
  • Biggest jump: 323 spots in 1925 (#1,123 → #800)
  • Biggest drop: 233 spots in 1964 (#920 → #1,153)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1948 at #445 (321 births)
  • Births halved by 1959, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1925–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,289
  • Highest: 1 in 5,289 girls born in 1948 were named Delois (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 253,403 girls born in 1999 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 29.4% of all girls named Delois (2,495) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s168#1,133 (1919)#1,723
1920s649#750 (1928)#977
1930s1,539#477 (1937)#536
1940s2,495#445 (1948)#478
1950s2,346#499 (1952)#608
1960s952#842 (1960)#1,190
1970s218#1,931 (1970)#3,553
1980s92#4,476 (1983)#6,741
1990s41#8,734 (1992)#11,059

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.

Delois in 1960

girls
#842
151 births · 1 in 13,390 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #842Delois151
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 13,390 of them was named Delois, which outranked 88.5% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delois
  1. #838Fonda152
  2. #838Harriett152
  3. #838Mara152
  4. #842Delois151
  5. #842Athena151
  6. #842Cathi151
  7. #842Lanette151
  8. #849Merri150
  9. #849Rachael150
  10. #851Ina149

Tied with 6 names at #842; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →