Recorded 1948–1966 Girls' name Peak 1952 337 births

Delbra — girls' name

337 babies named Delbra in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s181950s2631960s56
1950s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Delbra was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

35 babies were named Delbra in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delbra

The Social Security Administration has registered 337 babies named Delbra between 1948 and 1966, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delbra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delbra performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 263 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Delbra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Delbra in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delbra 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 337 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.

Delbra at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

337

Since 1948

19 years of records

Peak year

1952

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1948

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1966

Delbra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1948

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1952)
35
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 1966196319601957195419511948 6

Delbra by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
263 births that decade — 78% of Delbra's all-time total
1940s181950s2631960s56

Delbra by state

Where Delbra concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Delbra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
24 7.1%
#2 Georgia
8 2.4%
#3 Louisiana
5 1.5%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.5%
Alabama share of Delbra's total US births 7.1%
Even split

24 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delbra?
337 babies have been named Delbra since 1948. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1952 with 35 births.
When was Delbra most popular?
Delbra was most popular in the 1950s decade with 263 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Delbra most popular?
The top states for the name Delbra are Alabama (24 births), Georgia (8 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Delbra been used?
Delbra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 19 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Delbra?
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.

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, 1948–1966 (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.