Girls' name · since 2003
Delayla
323 babies named Delayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,560 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 323
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Delayla is the #10560 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 323 recorded since 2003.
Delayla has 323 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10560 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #15,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,560 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 323 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delayla ranks #15,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,560 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 323 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,560 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 323
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delayla's 323 recorded births place it above 78.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Delayla compares
323 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Delayla's all-time total is 14% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 323 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delayla splits its recorded history at 2015: 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 2003 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Delayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (159 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Delayla's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Delayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 159 births (49% of all-time use).
Delayla by state
Where Delayla concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 4.0% |
44 of 323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Delayla's data
- Delayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (159 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Delaylas (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Delayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Delayla 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.