Boys' name · since 1973
Delante
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 730 babies named Delante, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delante currently ranks #10941 among boys' names in America, with 730 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delante has been recorded 730 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #10941 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #6,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,941 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 730 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delante ranks #6,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,941 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 730 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delante's 730 recorded births place it above 86.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by District of Columbia.
How Delante compares
730 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Delante's all-time total is 98% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delante | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 730 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Delante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delante's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delante popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Delante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Delante's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Delante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (40% of all-time use).
How Delante 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 Delante's total volume
Delante by state
Where Delante concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | District of Columbia | | 115 | 15.8% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 60 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.4% |
115 of 730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Delante's data
- Delante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- District of Columbia records the most Delantes (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. District of Columbia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Delante 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.