Girls' name · since 1917
Dalphine
256 babies named Dalphine in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dalphine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 256 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Dalphine recorded 256 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1970.
- #17,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 256 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalphine ranks #17,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dalphine's 256 recorded births place it above 75.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Dalphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalphine's full recorded timeline at 1954, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1970
- Peak year (1960)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Dalphine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (104 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Dalphine's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dalphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 104 births (41% of all-time use).
Dalphine by state
Where Dalphine concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 23 | 9.0% |
23 of 256 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dalphine's data
- Dalphine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Dalphines (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalphine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dalphine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.