Unisex name · since 1936
Delayne
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 630 babies named Delayne, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 630
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Delayne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 630 have been recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Delayne recorded 630 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2024.
- #10,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 630 born since 1936
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delayne ranks #10,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 630 born since 1936, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 630
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Delayne's 630 recorded births place it above 85.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Delayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delayne splits its recorded history at 1986: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delayne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Delayne popularity over time - boys
56 total births recorded since 1933 (Delayne as boys' name)
Delayne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (136 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Delayne's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Delayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (22% of all-time use).
How Delayne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delayne's total volume
Delayne by state
Where Delayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 630 births nationwide.
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- Delayne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Delaynes (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Delayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1936–2024 (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 Delayne 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.