Girls' name · since 1947
Deleen
Deleen has 17 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Deleen recorded 17 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1964.
- #47,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deleen ranks #47,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #47,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deleen's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deleen splits its recorded history at 1954: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1964
- Peak year (1954)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Deleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (7 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Deleen's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Deleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Deleen's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1960s (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1947–1964 (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 Deleen 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.