Recorded 1903–1933 Girls' name Peak 1924 57 births

Delema — girls' name

57 babies named Delema in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s101920s331930s8
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Delema was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Delema in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delema

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Delema between 1903 and 1933, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delema performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delema 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 57 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.

Delema at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

57

Since 1903

31 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1903

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1933

Delema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1903

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Delema by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 58% of Delema's all-time total
1900s61910s101920s331930s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delema?
57 babies have been named Delema since 1903. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Delema most popular?
Delema was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Delema been used?
Delema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 31 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Delema?
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, 1903–1933 (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.