Girls' name · since 1948
Delbra
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 337 babies named Delbra, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delbra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 337 have been recorded since 1948.
Delbra has 337 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1966.
- #14,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 337 born since 1948
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delbra ranks #14,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delbra's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Delbra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delbra splits its recorded history at 1957: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delbra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1966
- Peak year (1952)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Delbra by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (263 births, 78% of the file).
1950s was Delbra's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Delbra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
263 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 263 births (78% of all-time use).
Delbra by state
Where Delbra concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| 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% |
24 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Delbra's data
- Delbra's decade-level peak was the 1950s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Delbras (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Delbra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1948–1966 (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 Delbra 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.