Recorded 1921–1973 Girls' name Peak 1921 74 births

Delcenia — girls' name

74 babies named Delcenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

74 girls have been named Delcenia since 1921, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1973.

74
total births
1921–1973
years on record
1950s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Delcenia was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

9 babies were named Delcenia in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delcenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Delcenia between 1921 and 1973, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delcenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delcenia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Delcenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delcenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delcenia 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 74 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.

Delcenia at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

74

Since 1921

53 years of records

Peak year

1921

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1921

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1973

Delcenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1921

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1921)
9
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Delcenia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
23 births that decade — 31% of Delcenia's all-time total
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Delcenia by state

Where Delcenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delcenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
6 8.1%
Arkansas share of Delcenia's total US births 8.1%

6 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delcenia?
74 babies have been named Delcenia since 1921. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1921 with 9 births.
When was Delcenia most popular?
Delcenia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Delcenia most popular?
The top states for the name Delcenia are Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Delcenia been used?
Delcenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 53 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Delcenia?
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, 1921–1973 (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.