Recorded 1905–1972 Girls' name Peak 1928 247 births

Delcia — girls' name

247 babies named Delcia in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s281920s711930s441940s331950s421960s191970s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Delcia was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

13 babies were named Delcia in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Delcia between 1905 and 1972, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delcia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delcia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Delcia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delcia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delcia 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 247 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.

Delcia at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

247

Since 1905

68 years of records

Peak year

1928

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1905

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1972

Delcia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1905

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1928)
13
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
468101214 19721958194719371930192419191905 5

Delcia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
71 births that decade — 29% of Delcia's all-time total
1900s51910s281920s711930s441940s331950s421960s191970s5

Delcia by state

Where Delcia concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delcia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 2.0%
Tennessee share of Delcia's total US births 2.0%

5 of 247 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delcia?
247 babies have been named Delcia since 1905. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1928 with 13 births.
When was Delcia most popular?
Delcia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Delcia most popular?
The top states for the name Delcia are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Delcia been used?
Delcia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 68 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Delcia?
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, 1905–1972 (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.