Recorded 1914–1976 Girls' name Peak 1936 369 births

Delberta — girls' name

369 babies named Delberta in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s581930s851940s1031950s741960s251970s5
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Delberta was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

15 babies were named Delberta in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delberta

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Delberta between 1914 and 1976, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delberta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delberta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Delberta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delberta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 369 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Delberta at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

369

Since 1914

63 years of records

Peak year

1936

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1914

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1976

Delberta popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1936)
15
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
05101520 197619581951194519391933192719181914 5

Delberta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
103 births that decade — 28% of Delberta's all-time total
1910s191920s581930s851940s1031950s741960s251970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delberta?
369 babies have been named Delberta since 1914. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1936 with 15 births.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.