Girls' name · since 1936
Delcy
Delcy has 16 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Delcy since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Delcy recorded 16 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2023.
- #48,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1936
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delcy ranks #48,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1936, peaking in the 1990s.
- #48,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delcy's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delcy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delcy splits its recorded history at 1992: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delcy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Delcy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Delcy's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Delcy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Delcy's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delcy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1936–2023 (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 Delcy 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.