Unisex name · since 1955
Delain
Delain has 30 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delain is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Delain recorded 30 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1971.
- #40,849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delain ranks #40,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #40,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delain's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delain splits its recorded history at 1962: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delain popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1971
- Peak year (1962)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Delain popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1933 (Delain as boys' name)
Delain by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (13 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Delain's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Delain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 13 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Delain's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1970s (6) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Delain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1955–1971 (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 Delain 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.