Girls' name · since 1965

Delaura

10 babies named Delaura in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#55,058 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1965
1960s
peak decade

Delaura sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1965.

Delaura has 10 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1982.

  • #55,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1965
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delaura ranks #55,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.

#55,058 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1965
1960s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Delaura's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delaura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Delaura splits its recorded history at 1982: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births).

Delaura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1982

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1965)
5
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
5 19651982 5

Delaura by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1960s was Delaura's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Delaura births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delaura?
Delaura has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #55,058 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1982. 5 babies were born in 1965, its single highest year.
Where does Delaura sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delaura ranks #55,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delaura most popular?
Delaura was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Delaura been used?
The SSA has tracked Delaura since 1965 -- 18 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Delaura?
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.

What to do with Delaura's data

  • Delaura's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Delaura

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delaura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1965–1982 (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 Delaura 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.