Girls' name · since 1954

Delann

Delann has 11 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#52,952 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1954
1950s
peak decade

Delann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1954.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delann has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1954 to 1956.

  • #52,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1954
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delann ranks #52,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1954, peaking in the 1950s.

#52,952 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1954
1950s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Delann's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Delann's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Delann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1954)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19541956 5

Delann by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Delann's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Delann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delann?
Delann has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1954, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #52,952 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 6 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
Where does Delann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delann ranks #52,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delann most popular?
Delann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Delann been used?
Records for Delann go back to 1954, giving 3 years of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Delann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Delann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1954–1956 (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 Delann 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.