Recorded 1889–2020 Girls' name Peak 1915 1,284 births

Delcie — girls' name

1,284 babies named Delcie in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Delcie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

47 babies were named Delcie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delcie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,284 babies named Delcie between 1889 and 2020, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delcie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delcie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 314 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Delcie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 97 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Delcie in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delcie 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 1,284 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.

Delcie at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,284

Since 1889

132 years of records

Peak year

1915

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1889

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2020

Delcie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1889

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1915)
47
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
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Delcie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
314 births that decade — 24% of Delcie's all-time total
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Delcie by state

Where Delcie concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Delcie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
97 7.6%
#2 Kentucky
57 4.4%
#3 Tennessee
52 4.0%
#4 Missouri
6 0.5%
#5 North Carolina
6 0.5%
#6 Arkansas
5 0.4%
#7 Virginia
5 0.4%
West Virginia share of Delcie's total US births 7.6%
Even split

97 of 1,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delcie?
1,284 babies have been named Delcie since 1889. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1915 with 47 births.
When was Delcie most popular?
Delcie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 314 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Delcie most popular?
The top states for the name Delcie are West Virginia (97 births), Kentucky (57 births), Tennessee (52 births).
How long has the name Delcie been used?
Delcie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 132 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Delcie?
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, 1889–2020 (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.