Recorded 1917–2002 Boys' name Peak 1954 279 births

Deland — boys' name

279 babies named Deland in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s71940s151950s831960s781970s371980s121990s322000s10
1950s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Deland was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

16 babies were named Deland in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deland

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Deland between 1917 and 2002, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deland performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Deland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deland in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 279 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deland at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

279

Since 1917

86 years of records

Peak year

1954

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1917

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2002

Deland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1917

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1954)
16
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
05101520 200219931974196919641957195219461917 5

Deland by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
83 births that decade — 30% of Deland's all-time total
1910s51930s71940s151950s831960s781970s371980s121990s322000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deland?
279 babies have been named Deland since 1917. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1954 with 16 births.
When was Deland most popular?
Deland was most popular in the 1950s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Deland been used?
Deland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 86 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Deland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.