Boys' name · since 1917
Deland
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 279 babies named Deland, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 279
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
279 boys have been named Deland since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Deland has 279 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2002.
- #11,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 279 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deland ranks #11,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 279 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 279
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deland's 279 recorded births place it above 75.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deland's full recorded timeline at 1966, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% 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 1954 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2002
- Peak year (1954)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Deland by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (83 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Deland's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Deland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 83 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deland's data
- Deland's decade-level peak was the 1950s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deland: 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 (~85 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, 1917–2002 (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 Deland 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.