Girls' name · since 1889
Delcie
Delcie has 1,291 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,291
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,291 babies have been named Delcie since 1889, making it today's #11975 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Delcie recorded 1,291 times among girls since 1889, holding rank #11975 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #6,315 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,975 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,291 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delcie ranks #6,315 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,975 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,291 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,291
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delcie's 1,291 recorded births place it above 91.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by West Virginia.
How Delcie compares
1,291 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delcie's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delcie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,291 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delcie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delcie's full recorded timeline at 1933, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delcie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Delcie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (314 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Delcie's strongest decade.
314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Delcie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 51
1890s
51 births
- 1900s 103
1900s
103 births
- 1910s
1910s
272 births
- 1920s
1920s
314 births
- 1930s
1930s
226 births
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 314 births (24% of all-time use).
How Delcie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delcie's total volume
Delcie by state
Where Delcie concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 97 | 7.5% |
| #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% |
97 of 1,291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Delcie's data
- Delcie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (314 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Delcies (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delcie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Delcie 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.