Recorded 1945–1959 Boys' name Peak 1945 11 births

Delanor — boys' name

11 babies named Delanor in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s5

The verdict

11 boys have been named Delanor since 1945, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1959.

11
total births
1945–1959
years on record
1940s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Delanor was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

6 babies were named Delanor in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delanor

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Delanor between 1945 and 1959, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delanor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delanor performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Delanor shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delanor 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 11 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.

Delanor at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

11

Since 1945

15 years of records

Peak year

1945

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1945

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1959

Delanor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1945

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1945)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 19591945 6

Delanor by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 55% of Delanor's all-time total
1940s61950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delanor?
11 babies have been named Delanor since 1945. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1945 with 6 births.
When was Delanor most popular?
Delanor was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Delanor been used?
Delanor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 15 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Delanor?
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, 1945–1959 (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.