Boys' name · since 1914
Delano
5,531 babies named Delano in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,531
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Delano is the #4151 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,531 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delano has been recorded 5,531 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #4151 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,151 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,531 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delano ranks #1,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,151 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,531 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,531
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Delano's 5,531 recorded births place it above 96.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Delano compares
5,531 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Delano's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,531 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 316 | 34 | 22,252 |
Delano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delano's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 316, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delano popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1933)
- 316
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Delano popularity over time - girls
71 total births recorded since 1932 (Delano as girls' name)
Delano by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,151 births, 21% of the file).
1930s was Delano's strongest decade.
1,151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Delano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,151 births
- 1940s
1940s
561 births
- 1950s 334
1950s
334 births
- 1960s
1960s
508 births
- 1970s
1970s
543 births
- 1980s
1980s
540 births
- 1990s
1990s
647 births
- 2000s
2000s
564 births
- 2010s 434
2010s
434 births
- 2020s 219
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,151 births (21% of all-time use).
How Delano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Delano's total volume
Delano by state
Where Delano concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 438 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 294 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 188 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 162 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 100 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 95 | 1.7% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 64 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 62 | 1.1% |
438 of 5,531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Delano appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delano's data
- Delano's decade-level peak was the 1930s (1,151 total births); usage has since declined to 219 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Delanos (438 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Delano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Delano 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.