Deloris

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #12,243 · Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,552
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1933 · 908 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
34,683
since 1899

Deloris over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Deloris has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #187, 1933girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025
2024
2023
2022#12,2437
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016#16,2155
2015#14,4826
2014
2013
2012
2011#11,1819
2010
2009#15,2426
2008#10,80710
2007#11,6309
2006#11,4179
2005#13,0107
2004#9,89210
2003#10,4259
2002#15,4325
2001#11,0208
2000#10,7458
1999#6,19116
1998#6,07316
1997#5,41718
1996#5,53117
1995#5,67716
1994#3,70429
1993#3,77628
1992#6,31414
1991#3,20734
1990#4,52321
1989#3,16533
1988#2,74438
1987#3,62424
1986#2,90332
1985#3,17028
1984#2,99229
1983#2,43338
1982#2,15047
1981#2,26544
1980#2,30842
1979#2,18745
1978#2,62932
1977#1,85754
1976#1,79452
1975#1,41574
1974#1,47367
1973#1,23185
1972#1,096103
1971#1,010123
1970#920140
1969#836153
1968#762170
1967#734179
1966#623233
1965#602258
1964#581290
1963#583287
1962#549318
1961#501377
1960#471430
1959#461436
1958#418499
1957#388554#3,5526
1956#345649
1955#337636#3,8865
1954#321692
1953#302738
1952#295754
1951#280790
1950#262845
1949#258864
1948#243944
1947#239990
1946#237915
1945#229827
1944#222888#3,4305
1943#216929
1942#227850#2,9407
1941#204886#2,4919
1940#201870
1939#209826#2,4499
1938#196935#2,6468
1937#193931#1,99213
1936#196862#3,5495
1935#200859
1934#189932#2,9737
1933#187908
1932#197934#3,3616
1931#200916
1930#208881#3,2897
1929#236670#3,5596
1928#249647
1927#284561
1926#281549
1925#302485#4,1975
1924#328420
1923#326400
1922#340364
1921#339372
1920#405269
1919#440224
1918#473201
1917#458199
1916#511164
1915#638107
1914#61886
1913#70155
1912#72947
1911#72236
1910#97020
1909#79126
1908#1,00416
1907#89818
1906#1,4168
1905#1,09312
1904#1,6596
1903#1,02712
1902#1,7935
1901#1,3397
1900#1,4318
1899#1,2787
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First appearance
1899

The first year at least five girls were named Deloris! It came in at #1,278, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2010, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Deloris is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNHWashington: #220 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,570 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedIDMontana: #125 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 487 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #86 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 311 girlsNDMinnesota: #98 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 473 girlsMNIllinois: #174 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsILWisconsin: #180 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsWIMichigan: #177 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsMINew York: #498 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,100 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedRIOregon: #168 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 902 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #68 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 269 girlsSDIowa: #122 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 715 girlsIAIndiana: #116 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 610 girlsINOhio: #170 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsOHPennsylvania: #274 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #416 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,091 girlsCAUtah: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 912 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedCONebraska: #121 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 575 girlsNEMissouri: #145 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 760 girlsMOKentucky: #133 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 585 girlsKYWest Virginia: #77 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 346 girlsWVVirginia: #176 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 909 girlsVAMaryland: #210 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNMKansas: #115 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 518 girlsKSArkansas: #199 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 910 girlsARTennessee: #257 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #216 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #178 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 868 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #140 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 740 girlsDCOklahoma: #82 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 363 girlsOKLouisiana: #160 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 660 girlsLAMississippi: #250 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsMSAlabama: #191 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 886 girlsALGeorgia: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,728 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedHITexas: #273 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsTXFlorida: #97 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 393 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#68 · 1 in 269
  2. West Virginia#77 · 1 in 346
  3. Oklahoma#82 · 1 in 363
  4. North Dakota#86 · 1 in 311
  5. Florida#97 · 1 in 393

Best ever in a state: #42 in West Virginia, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#68191 in 269
West Virginia#77531 in 346
Oklahoma#82551 in 363
North Dakota#86181 in 311
Florida#97321 in 393
Minnesota#98421 in 473
Kansas#115241 in 518
Indiana#116381 in 610
Nebraska#121171 in 575
Iowa#122261 in 715
Montana#12581 in 487
Kentucky#133441 in 585
District of Columbia#14061 in 740
Missouri#145341 in 760
Louisiana#160311 in 660
Oregon#16861 in 902
Ohio#170391 in 1,203
Illinois#174441 in 1,149
Virginia#176251 in 909
Michigan#177291 in 1,337
South Carolina#178231 in 868
Wisconsin#180161 in 1,420
Alabama#191321 in 886
Utah#19651 in 912
Arkansas#199191 in 910
Maryland#21071 in 1,588
North Carolina#216261 in 1,371
Washington#22061 in 1,570
Mississippi#250151 in 1,419
Tennessee#257151 in 1,761
Georgia#261171 in 1,728
Texas#273371 in 1,484
Pennsylvania#274241 in 2,960
California#41691 in 4,091
New York#49891 in 9,100
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Arizona
Colorado
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Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
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Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
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Vermont
Wyoming

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 Deloris
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 518 spots in 1907 (#1,416#898)
  • Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1910 (#791#970)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1899
  • Peaked 1933 at #187 (908 births)
  • Births halved by 1959, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1909–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,110
  • Highest: 1 in 1,110 girls born in 1933 were named Deloris (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 234,304 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 25.9% of all girls named Deloris (8,984) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s7#1,278 (1899)#1,278
1900s118#791 (1909)#1,245
1910s1,139#440 (1919)#626
1920s4,737#236 (1929)#309
1930s8,984#187 (1933)#198
1940s8,963#201 (1940)#228
1950s6,593#262 (1950)#341
1960s2,695#471 (1960)#624
1970s775#920 (1970)#1,561
1980s355#2,150 (1982)#2,775
1990s209#3,207 (1991)#5,041
2000s81#9,892 (2004)#11,962
2010s20#11,181 (2011)#13,959
2020s7#12,243 (2022)#12,243

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.

Deloris in 1936

girls
#196
862 births · 1 in 1,207 girls
boys
#3,549
5 births · 1 in 207,441 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #196Deloris862

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #3,549Deloris5
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,207 of them was named Deloris, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deloris
  1. #193Johnnie937
  2. #193Nina937
  3. #195Lena891
  4. #196Deloris862
  5. #197Ramona859
  6. #198Colleen853
  7. #199Carmen847
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 3,238Shelba#3,742#504
  2. 662Shelby#840#178
  3. 600Wendy#1,418#818
  4. 588Deanna#1,356#768
  5. 546Shari#1,514#968
Fallers
  1. 1,028Norita#713#1,741
  2. 506Vernetta#974#1,480
  3. 461Ozella#984#1,445
  4. 400Shirleyann#896#1,296
  5. 342Idell#925#1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 207,441 of them was named Deloris, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deloris
  1. #3,147Zachariah6
  2. #3,147Zebbie6
  3. #3,147Zeke6
  4. #3,549Deloris5
  5. #3,549Abdon5
  6. #3,549Adger5
  7. #3,549Adlai5

Tied with 488 names at #3,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 802Errol#1,708#906
  2. 644Sergio#1,584#940
  3. 601Brice#1,494#893
  4. 537Windell#1,390#853
  5. 529Kim#1,390#861
Fallers
  1. 1,082Stafford#980#2,062
  2. 889Darwyn#750#1,639
  3. 461Hunter#956#1,417
  4. 399Orvil#844#1,243
  5. 370Rosendo#956#1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936