Recorded 1950–2012 Girls' name Peak 1967 217 births

Delanna — girls' name

217 babies named Delanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s551970s431980s211990s352000s302010s22

The verdict

217 girls have been named Delanna since 1950, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2012.

217
total births
1950–2012
years on record
1960s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Delanna was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

10 babies were named Delanna in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Delanna between 1950 and 2012, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delanna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Delanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delanna 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 217 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.

Delanna at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

217

Since 1950

63 years of records

Peak year

1967

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1950

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2012

Delanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1950

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1967)
10
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
4681012 201220071995198719771971196719621950 6

Delanna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
55 births that decade — 25% of Delanna's all-time total
1950s111960s551970s431980s211990s352000s302010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delanna?
217 babies have been named Delanna since 1950. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1967 with 10 births.
When was Delanna most popular?
Delanna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Delanna been used?
Delanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 63 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Delanna?
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.

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, 1950–2012 (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.