Unisex name · since 1919
Delaine
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 2,377 babies named Delaine, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,087 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,377
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
2,377 babies have been named Delaine since 1919, making it today's #15087 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delaine has been recorded 2,377 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #15087 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #4,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,087 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,377 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delaine ranks #4,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,087 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,377 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,087 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,377
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delaine's 2,377 recorded births place it above 94.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Delaine compares
2,377 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delaine's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delaine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,377 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delaine's full recorded timeline at 1970, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delaine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Delaine popularity over time - boys
242 total births recorded since 1923 (Delaine as boys' name)
Delaine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (535 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Delaine's strongest decade.
535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Delaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 119
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
240 births
- 1940s
1940s
350 births
- 1950s
1950s
535 births
- 1960s
1960s
483 births
- 1970s 213
1970s
213 births
- 1980s 138
1980s
138 births
- 1990s 122
1990s
122 births
- 2000s 106
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 535 births (23% of all-time use).
How Delaine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delaine's total volume
Delaine by state
Where Delaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 85 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 79 | 3.3% |
| #3 | California | | 59 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 29 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 6 | 0.3% |
85 of 2,377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Delaine appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delaine's data
- Delaine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (535 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Delaines (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Delaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Delaine 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.