Girls' name · since 1923
Delaphine
Delaphine has 22 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delaphine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Delaphine recorded 22 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1930.
- #44,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delaphine ranks #44,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #44,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delaphine's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delaphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delaphine's SSA record in two at 1927 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 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delaphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1930
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Delaphine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
1920s was Delaphine's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Delaphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Delaphine's data
- Delaphine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delaphine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1923–1930 (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 Delaphine 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.