Girls' name · since 1914

Delberta

Delberta has 369 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1936 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#14,187 of 72,339
all-time among girls
369
born since 1914
1940s
peak decade

369 girls have been named Delberta since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delberta has been recorded 369 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1976.

  • #14,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 369 born since 1914
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delberta ranks #14,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.

#14,187 of 72,339
all-time among girls
369
born since 1914
1940s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Delberta's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% 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.

Delberta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Delberta's full recorded timeline at 1941, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1936 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Delberta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1976

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1936)
15
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
05101520 191419241931193719431949195619641976 5

Delberta by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (103 births, 28% of the file).

1940s was Delberta's strongest decade.

103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Delberta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 103 births (28% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delberta? ▼
Delberta has been given to 369 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,187 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1976. 15 babies were born in 1936, its single highest year.
Where does Delberta sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delberta ranks #14,187 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 Delberta most popular? ▼
Delberta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Delberta been used? ▼
Delberta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 63 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Delberta? ▼
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 Delberta's data

  • Delberta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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.

Keep exploring Delberta

Nearby Names Like Delberta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Delberta

Delores Girl
#5734 117,821 births
Della Girl
#563 70,810 births
Delilah Girl
#51 66,683 births
Delaney Girl
#242 45,437 births
Delia Girl
#1561 37,318 births

Compare Delberta side by side: Delberta vs Delores Delberta vs Della Delberta vs Delilah

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Vanassa
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Talana
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delberta: 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, 1914–1976 (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 Delberta 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.