Girls' name · since 1958
Delesa
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Delesa, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
66 girls have been named Delesa since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delesa has been recorded 66 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1991.
- #31,744 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delesa ranks #31,744 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delesa's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delesa's full recorded timeline at 1965, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1991
- Peak year (1963)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Delesa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (30 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Delesa's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Delesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 30 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Delesa's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- 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 Delesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1958–1991 (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 Delesa 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.