Delphine

#3,577 for girls in 2025, 42 births · Last seen for boys in 1933 at #3,642
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1930 · 242 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,448
since 1880

Delphine over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #427, 1930girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,57742
2024#3,63942
2023#3,58543
2022#3,17151
2021#3,67841
2020#3,54642
2019#3,55243
2018#3,24549
2017#3,55243
2016#3,41146
2015#2,89060
2014#4,17835
2013#4,07636
2012#4,21635
2011#5,20726
2010#5,60224
2009#4,67731
2008#7,07318
2007#10,12911
2006#6,35620
2005#8,88312
2004#6,76817
2003#6,57617
2002#12,1877
2001#9,35110
2000#8,53411
1999#9,4799
1998#8,01611
1997#6,48314
1996#10,5677
1995#6,25714
1994#8,12210
1993#7,49811
1992#6,65213
1991#9,3368
1990#11,4096
1989#5,28616
1988#8,3918
1987#4,85716
1986#6,15611
1985#6,03111
1984#5,53912
1983#5,82411
1982#4,16718
1981#4,74615
1980#3,50623
1979#3,33324
1978#3,51221
1977#3,26723
1976#3,00224
1975#2,45632
1974#2,17237
1973#1,97941
1972#2,05738
1971#1,59459
1970#1,93144
1969#1,87144
1968#1,59452
1967#1,50655
1966#1,47456
1965#1,14586
1964#1,051106
1963#1,13992
1962#904136
1961#805169
1960#733191
1959#628251
1958#520348
1957#887132
1956#799154
1955#890120
1954#793140
1953#787136
1952#726150
1951#737141
1950#869104
1949#94888
1948#89095
1947#97981
1946#86791
1945#79989
1944#762100
1943#710117
1942#708111
1941#655117
1940#645116
1939#599126
1938#586138
1937#565144
1936#511163
1935#504160
1934#491170
1933#478180#3,6425
1932#483187
1931#435220
1930#427242#4,0015
1929#437226#3,2477
1928#433242
1927#452237
1926#489203
1925#490204
1924#466223
1923#491199
1922#523180
1921#488201
1920#559165
1919#569147#3,7366
1918#632125
1917#598130#3,9815
1916#573137
1915#586123
1914#540107#3,2645
1913#63766
1912#55577
1911#56457
1910#57052
1909#64437
1908#67832
1907#69430
1906#66130
1905#68327
1904#65328
1903#76020
1902#64826
1901#69921
1900#57636
1899#90613
1898#75020
1897#73518
1896#79017
1895#89313
1894#64321
1893#73916
1892#72616
1891#89310
1890#64217
1889#75712
1888#69014
1887#66112
1886#69311
1885#1,0475
1884#7319
1883#49915
1882#59610
1881#5829
1880#8365
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Delphine was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Delphine is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMNIllinois: #596 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,445 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedWIMichigan: #361 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,040 girlsMINew York: #793 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 17,160 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #698 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 15,867 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #997 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 18,764 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedDEArizona: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #433 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,107 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #333 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,661 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedLAMississippi: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsMSAlabama: #449 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,261 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedHITexas: #1,122 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 21,308 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#328 · 1 in 2,088
  2. South Carolina#333 · 1 in 2,661
  3. Michigan#361 · 1 in 4,040
  4. Mississippi#399 · 1 in 3,523
  5. Maryland#401 · 1 in 5,211

Best ever in a state: #98 in Michigan, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#32851 in 2,088
South Carolina#333111 in 2,661
Michigan#361201 in 4,040
Mississippi#39981 in 3,523
Maryland#40151 in 5,211
North Carolina#433101 in 5,107
Alabama#44971 in 5,261
Illinois#59691 in 10,445
Pennsylvania#69871 in 15,867
New York#79391 in 17,160
California#99771 in 18,764
Texas#1,12251 in 21,308
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Vermont
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West Virginia
Wisconsin
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 Delphine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 62 spots since 2024 (#3,639#3,577)
  • 31 spots since 2020 (#3,546#3,577)
  • 687 spots since 2015 (#2,890#3,577)
  • Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1958 (#887#520)
  • Biggest drop: 316 spots in 1885 (#731#1,047)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1930 at #427 (242 births)
  • Births halved by 1940, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 82 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1886–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,653
  • Highest: 1 in 4,653 girls born in 1930 were named Delphine (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 38,268 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.9% of all girls named Delphine (2,080) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s102#499 (1883)#709
1890s161#642 (1890)#772
1900s287#576 (1900)#670
1910s1,021#540 (1914)#582
1920s2,080#433 (1928)#483
1930s1,730#427 (1930)#508
1940s1,005#645 (1940)#796
1950s1,676#520 (1958)#764
1960s987#733 (1960)#1,222
1970s343#1,594 (1971)#2,530
1980s141#3,506 (1980)#5,450
1990s103#6,257 (1995)#8,382
2000s154#4,677 (2009)#8,053
2010s397#2,890 (2015)#3,993
2020s261#3,171 (2022)#3,533

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.

Delphine in 1952

girls
#726
150 births · 1 in 12,362 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #726Delphine150
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 12,362 of them was named Delphine, which outranked 88.6% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delphine
  1. #723Abigail151
  2. #723Geri151
  3. #723Hannah151
  4. #726Delphine150
  5. #726Goldie150
  6. #726Maryjane150
  7. #729Imogene148
  8. #729Louisa148
  9. #729Melodie148

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. 2,501Pandora#3,284#783
  2. 368Lise#1,314#946
  3. 353Vanessa#656#303
  4. 334Dorinda#1,170#836
  5. 332Mitzi#928#596
Fallers
  1. 380Rhona#988#1,368
  2. 342Sharleen#765#1,107
  3. 270Enid#908#1,178
  4. 237Allyn#988#1,225
  5. 230Sheron#908#1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952