Unisex name · since 1974
Delacy
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Delacy, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Delacy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delacy has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1990.
- #45,909 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delacy ranks #45,909 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #45,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Delacy's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delacy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delacy's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded.
Delacy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1990
- Peak year (1974)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Delacy popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1945 (Delacy as boys' name)
Delacy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Delacy's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Delacy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Delacy's data
- Delacy's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Delacy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1974–1990 (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 Delacy 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.