Girls' name · since 1902
Delena
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 2,173 babies named Delena, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,264 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,173
- born since 1902
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,173 babies have been named Delena since 1902, making it today's #13264 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Delena recorded 2,173 times among girls since 1902, holding rank #13264 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #4,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,264 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,173 born since 1902
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delena ranks #4,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,264 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,173 born since 1902, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,264 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,173
- born since 1902
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delena's 2,173 recorded births place it above 93.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delena compares
2,173 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Delena's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,173 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delena's full recorded timeline at 1968, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Delena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (402 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Delena's strongest decade.
402 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Delena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s 125
1920s
125 births
- 1930s 132
1930s
132 births
- 1940s 139
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
252 births
- 1960s
1960s
402 births
- 1970s
1970s
354 births
- 1980s
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
204 births
- 2000s 140
2000s
140 births
- 2010s 79
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 402 births (18% of all-time use).
How Delena 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 Delena's total volume
Delena by state
Where Delena concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 52 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.3% |
70 of 2,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Delena's data
- Delena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (402 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Delenas (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Delena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Delena 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.